flatplan

English

Etymology

From flat +‎ plan.

Noun

flatplan (plural flatplans)

1. (publishing) A page plan of a publication that shows how the articles and advertisements are laid out.
   • 2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65:

     "Each country has a fixed amount of space on the flatplan and a limited amount of room on the page, so the skill of the compiler is to select the most relevant services and stations from the data.