Written Artifact
A written artifact is an linguistic artifact composed of a sequence of written expressions in some writing system.
- AKA: Copy (Written).
- Context:
- It can (typically) be the output of a Writing Act.
- It can (typically) contain Textual Information.
- It can range from being a Type Written Artifact to being a Hand Written Artifact.
- It can range from being a Physical Written Artifact to being a Electronic Written Artifact.
- It can range from being a Coherent Written Artifact to being an Incoherent Written Artifact.
- It can range from being a Draft Written Artifact to being a Final Written Artifact.
- It can be read by a Reading System (with a reading capability).
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- Example(s):
- a Type Written Electronic Document (a text).
- a Hand Written Artifact, such as a handwritten letter.
- a Diary.
- a Glossary Document Entry.
- a Written Document, such as a published document.
- a Written Message, such as an SMS message or a personal note.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Spoken Artifact, such as for a recorded speech.
- an Image Item, such as a painting.
- a Sound Item.
- See: Photo Caption, Advertising, Copywriting, Copy Editing, Typesetting, Printing, Writer, Headline.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/copy_(written) Retrieved:2015-7-8.
- Copy refers to written material, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout, in a large number of contexts, including magazines, advertising, and books.
In advertising, web marketing and similar fields, copy refers to the output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
In publishing more generally, the term copy refers to the text in books, magazines, and newspapers. In books, it means the text as written by the author, which the copy editor then prepares for typesetting and printing.
In newspapers and magazines, "body copy", the main article or text that writers are responsible for, is contrasted with "display copy", accompanying material such as headlines and captions, which are usually written by copy editors or sub-editors.
- Copy refers to written material, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout, in a large number of contexts, including magazines, advertising, and books.
2009
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-readable
- The term "human-readable" refers to a representation of data that can be naturally read by humans. In most contexts, the alternative representation is a machine-readable format or medium of data primarily designed for reading by electronic, mechanical or optical devices, or computers. For example, UPC barcodes are very difficult to read for humans, but very effective and reliable with the proper equipment, whereas the strings of numerals that commonly accompany the label are the human-readable form of the barcode's data. In many jurisdictions, barcode labels used in retail shopping must also include a human-readable price on the merchandise.