repro en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹiːpɹəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹipɹoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Shortening.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable) Clipping of reproduction.
alt of reproduction
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable) Clipping of reprography.
alt of reprography
There has also been a shift in the places where repro is carried out.
2014, Helmut Kipphan, Handbook of Print Media: Technologies and Production Methods, page 526:
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(countable, uncountable) The proof prepared in offset printing, with all elements positioned on the page.
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.
2013, W. A. Evans, Advertising Today and Tomorrow:This reproduction proof, commonly called the repro, is sent to the designer for pasting on to the mechanical.
1982, David Gates, Graphic Design Studio Procedures, page 124:
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(countable, informal, uncountable) A method for reproducing a bug or problem.
Here's a simple repro that illustrates what I'm seeing...
2014, S, “Memory bloat in Celery worker (with minimal repro)”, in celery-users mailing list:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| repros | Number=Plur | lexicographic |