🔤 Pica ✨

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chhapa ka naap, print ka naap, kaghaz ka naap, type ka size, chhapai ki ikai

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pica

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DEFINITION

pica, printing measure, type size, printer measure, typography unit, printer's unit

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Pica is a unit of measurement that is commonly used in the printing and typography industry to measure type sizes. Pica was widely used in old printing presses to measure the exact size of type and spacing between lines of text. Pica is equal to approximately one sixth of an inch which makes it a convenient unit for printers. Pica was the standard measurement in the printing industry before digital typesetting became popular. Pica is still used today by some traditional printers and typesetters for specific printing tasks.

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