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PostScript fonts

PostScript fonts are font files encoded in outline font specifications developed by Adobe for professional digital typesetting. This system uses the PostScript file format to encode font information. PostScript fonts may also separately be used to refer to a basic set of fonts included as standards in the PostScript system, such as Times New Roman, Helvetica, and Avant Garde.

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PostScript fonts are font files encoded in outline font specifications developed by Adobe for professional digital typesetting. This system uses the PostScript file format to encode font information. PostScript fonts may also separately be used to refer to a basic set of fonts included as standards in the PostScript system, such as Times New Roman, Helvetica, and Avant Garde.

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  1. publication date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374737499

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.