repro
/ˈɹipɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "There has also been a shift in the places where repro is carried out."
- "This reproduction proof, commonly called the repro, is sent to the designer for pasting on to the mechanical."
- "This will be a complete image of the advertisement, with all the elements correctly positioned and every word of copy printed and pasted down; such printed type (called 'repro') is obtained from a blockmaking and typesetting house by the typographer in exactly the same way that he will obtain the proof of a letterpress advertisement."
- "Here's a simple repro that illustrates what I'm seeing..."
- "We cannot repro the bug in the latest version, so we are marking it as fixed."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹipɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˈɹiːpɹəʊ/