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hanging indent

A paragraph with the first line extending to the left of the other lines.

head

(see header)

header

One or more lines of text appearing at the top of every page.

headline

The extra large opening statement used in a layout, used to grad the reader's attention and sometimes summarizes what the text is about.

hints

Computer algorithms which enhance the appearance of characters printed or imaged a: low resolutions (72-600 dpi). ATM can take advantage of hints in Type I PostScript fonts to render more uniformly shaped screen fonts across the character set.

hyphenation zone

The area at the end of a text line where it is acceptable to hyphenate words.

hanging indent	A paragraph with the first line extending to the left of the other lines.
head	(see header)
header	One or more lines of text appearing at the top of every page.
headline	The extra large opening statement used in a layout, used to grad the reader's attention and sometimes summarizes what the text is about.
hints	Computer algorithms which enhance the appearance of characters printed or imaged a: low resolutions (72-600 dpi). ATM can take advantage of hints in Type I PostScript fonts to render more uniformly shaped screen fonts across the character set.
hyphenation zone	The area at the end of a text line where it is acceptable to hyphenate words.