Profer vs Proofer - What's the difference?
profer | proofer |
To utter; to pronounce.
To deliver.
A chamber used in baking that encourages fermentation of dough by yeast through warm temperatures and controlled humidity.
One who proofs.
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, year=1913
, author=Louis Fader
, title=The Cost of Production and its Relation to Salesmanship and Profit
, journal=Process: the photomechanics of printed illustration
, volume=20
, issue=237
, chapter=
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, year=1997
, author=John Leverence
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A printer used to make proofing copies that look like how it will come out of the press.
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, year=2003
, author=Mei-Chun Lo, Yui-Liang Chen, Pei-Li Sun, and Ya-Hui Chiang.
, title=The Color Rendering Between a Color Proofer and Printing Press
, journal=Proceedings AIC 2003 Bangkok: Color Communication and Management
, chapter=
As a verb profer
is to utter; to pronounce.As a noun proofer is
a chamber used in baking that encourages fermentation of dough by yeast through warm temperatures and controlled humidity.profer
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* (l) (obsolete)Verb
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* profferReferences
* "profer."Dictionary.com* Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. 02 Oct. 2008. * * ----
proofer
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(en noun)citation, isbn= , page=238 , passage=There was a time when the half-tone photographer received considerable more in wages than did the proofer. }}
citation, isbn=1563431475 , page=196 , passage=The proofer would check under “Third” in the T's and find the The Third Annual Pablo Casals Festival.}}
citation, isbn=9741325169 , page=181 , passage=In graphic arts industry, in order to utilize color effectively, often a proofer is employed to simulate the reproductions of a press that is used to produce high-quality printed matters for clients. }}