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Re: What is text?

On Friday, June 12, 2015 17:35:56 Costello, Roger L. wrote:

> Hi Folks,

> What is text?

> "Well, it's words. It's how we express ourselves. It's the majesty of life."

 

Pretty much any information that has beginning and ending is text. Doesn't have to be words. A book is a text, and may have all kinds of information in it other than words: embedded images, maps, illuminated letters, an so on.



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