Papírméretben

Papírméretben is a Hungarian term used in printing, publishing, and design to indicate that a work should be prepared or presented in a paper size rather than scaled to fit a page or screen. The phrase is derived from papír (paper) plus méret (size) with the suffix -ben meaning “in.”

Usage and contexts include manuscript instructions, layout briefs, and art editions where papírméretben signals that the composition should be framed or cropped to standard dimensions such as the ISO A-series (A4, A3) or other common sheet sizes. In exhibitions or portfolios, works described as papírméretben are intended for display or reproduction that corresponds to a fixed paper size. In cataloging and bibliographic metadata, the term may appear to specify the physical manifestation of a document rather than its digital form.

Relation to standard sizes is practical: the term itself does not fix a single size but is typically accompanied by a specific dimension or a preferred standard (for example, A4 or A3). The actual sizes usually align with widely used standards like ISO 216 or regional equivalents, depending on the project and market.

Examples of usage are uncommon in everyday Hungarian publishing language, but a design brief might state that illustrations be produced papírméretben, preferably in A4, with explicit margins provided. Another scenario is a print catalog where items are described as papírméretben to indicate that their physical display or binding follows a fixed sheet size rather than variable formatting.

See also: papír, méret, ISO 216, A-series.