Text Printed Tekst Full Computer Process Main Newspaper

• my job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
• a computer that can process text
• printed text
• highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key.

text

1. the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc.
• My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
2. any form of written material
• a computer that can process text
• printed text
• Highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key.
• = text message
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/text-message_1
3. the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc.
• The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech.
• Can you act out this scene without referring to the text?
4. a book, play, etc., especially one studied for an exam
• a literary text
• ‘Macbeth’ is a set text this year.
5. a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson
• synonym passage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/passage
• Read the text carefully and then answer the questions.
• = textbook
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/textbook_1
• medical texts
6. a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by somebody, especially during a religious service

Extra Examples

• Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices.
• He stood up and began reading from a prepared text.
• Her books appear on lists of recommended texts in universities.
• I posted the full text for free on my site.
• Save the file in plain text format.
• She strayed from the text in a few places to illustrate some of her more interesting points.
• The book exhibits a close reading of primary texts as well as scholarly commentaries.
• The catalogue consists of colour reproductions of the paintings with accompanying text.
• The illustrations are printed separately from the main text.
• The newspaper printed the full text of the interview.
• The photographs are accompanied by text.
• The program allows you to import text files from other word processors.
• The text message just said ‘Hope 2CU@the party’.
• Use the mouse to move chunks of text from place to place.
• We discussed the use of metaphor in the text.
• We’re studying dramatic texts by Mexican playwrights.
• When you point at the icon, a small text box appears.
• a poetic text about growing up in rural England
• computer programs that process text
• one of the best HTML text editors available
• ‘Macbeth’ is a set text for the exam.
• It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time.
• Send a text to this number to vote.
• Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class.
• The headings should be in plain text, not bold or italic.
• The newspaper had printed the full text of the president’s speech.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.