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epub

epub is the alternative letter-case form of EPUB.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: EPUB

EPUB

  1. (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.
    • 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:switch element.2013, Matt Garrish, Markus Gylling, EPUB 3 Best Practices, O'Reilly, →ISBN, page 107

Noun capitalized: EPUB

EPUB (plural EPUBs)

  1. (countable) A document encoded in EPUB format.
    • When it comes to EPUBs, there are two types: reflowable and fixed layout.2017, Ted Padova, Adobe InDesign Interactive Digital Publishing: Tips, Techniques, and Workarounds for Formatting Across Your Devices, Apress, →ISBN, page 383

Proper noun (2) capitalized: ePub

ePub

  1. Alternative letter-case form of EPUB

Forms of epub

Noun
pluralepubs
pluralEPUBs
Proper noun
alternative formePub
alternative formepub

Origin of epub

Clipping of electronic publication.

Phrases with epub

Questions about epub

What does epub mean?
Epub means an e-book standard and file format based on HTML and designed to work across different devices and platforms, now governed by the W3C.
What is epub the alternative letter-case form of?
Epub is the alternative letter-case form of EPUB.
What part of speech is epub?
Epub can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near epub in the dictionary

  1. Epting
  2. Eptings
  3. eptitude
  4. EPTs
  5. EPU
  6. epub
  7. epub ahead of print
  8. epub ahead of prints
  9. epubs
  10. epubs ahead of print
  11. epulary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epub (page history and authors); EPUB (page history and authors); ePub (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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