page proof
noun
a trial proof printed from type that has been made up in page form, usually after galley corrections have been made, but before plates are made.
Compare proof(def 12).
Origin of page proof
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby page proof
paganism,
paganize,
page,
page description language,
page printer,
page proof,
page-jack,
page-three,
page-turner,
pageant,
pageantry
Example sentences from the Web for page proof
When this page-proof returns to the composing-room, and the final corrections are made in the types, they are sent to the foundry.
Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 |Various