page proof
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of page proof
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
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 reason for this extreme carefulness is that it costs much less to make changes in the galley proof than in the "page proof."
From Makers of Many Things by Tappan, Eva March
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