page proof

American  

noun

1. a trial proof printed from type that has been made up in page form, usually after galley corrections have been made, but before plates are made.

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Etymology

Origin of page proof

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A staff member said: “When Gillian goes on holiday, she looks at every single page proof on her sun lounger, on a laptop, and then phones in changes.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2018

Then the list was set, one page proof was pulled, and locked in the office safe.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Mrs. Robert M. Wenley I wish to express my thanks for her very careful and helpful reading of the page proof.

From The Principles of Aesthetics by Parker, Dewitt H.

A non-Smithsonian author will receive fifty free copies; order forms for quantities above this amount with instructions for payment will be supplied when page proof is forwarded.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.

The galley proof and the page proof interested her intensely; the choice of an illustrator seemed a momentous question of great import.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton

Related Words

• impression