paste up
To glue or arrange pieces of text and pictures together to make something ready to print, or to stick a poster on a wall.
Meanings
(publishing/design) To arrange text and images on a board or screen to create a page layout ready for printing.
"The production team worked overnight to paste up the final edition before the press deadline."
To attach a notice, poster, or sign to a wall or surface using paste or adhesive.
"Activists had pasted up flyers all over the city centre the night before."
In publishing and design, 'paste-up' (noun) refers to the physical preparation of print layouts before digital tools replaced this process. As a verb, still used in both traditional printing contexts and loosely for digital layout. Also used literally for sticking notices on walls or boards.
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