pressmark

press·mark

P0542700 (prĕs′märk′)n.1. Printing A notation or figure in the margin of a printed sheet indicating the press on which it was printed.2. Chiefly British A notation in or on a book indicating where it should be placed in a library.

pressmark

(ˈprɛsˌmɑːk) n (Library Science & Bibliography) library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase[C19: from press¹ (in the sense: cupboard) + mark¹]

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pressmark - a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf locationcall mark, call numbermark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"

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