EPUB
See also: epub
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of electronic publication.
Proper noun
EPUB
- (publishing, file format) An e-book standard and file format based on HTML and designed to work across different devices and platforms, now governed by the W3C.
- Coordinate term: (superseded) OEB
- 2013, Matt Garrish, Markus Gylling, EPUB 3 Best Practices, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 107:
- The intrinsic fallback mechanisms that HTML5 elements provide are not the only ones available to you at the content document level. EPUB also adds its own content-level fallback mechanism in the
epub:switchelement.
Noun
EPUB (plural EPUBs)
- (countable) A document encoded in EPUB format.
- 2017, Ted Padova, Adobe InDesign Interactive Digital Publishing: Tips, Techniques, and Workarounds for Formatting Across Your Devices, Apress, →ISBN, page 383:
- When it comes to EPUBs, there are two types: reflowable and fixed layout.