What's the difference between colophon and postscript?

Colophon


Definition:

  • (n.) An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer's name, etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book.

Example Sentences:

Postscript


Definition:

  • (n.) A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the work has been finished, containing something omitted, or something new occurring to the writer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Finally, a postscript offers a parallel between the writings of Charles Dickens and the pauper cemetery.
  • (2) It's like that idea that all philosophy is a postscript to Plato: you come to realise that all plays are a postscript to Hamlet.
  • (3) Series co-ordinator Ros Brown now offers a postscript which acts as a conclusion for the series and reflects on the dilemmas and opportunities which face charge nurses as they enter into the world of purchasers and providers, hospital Trusts and PREPP.
  • (4) In a postscript, he conceded that not everyone was happy with his move.
  • (5) Compliance with existing "official" (e.g., IEEE 802.3) and "de facto" standards (e.g., PostScript) was considered to be extremely important for the selection of both hardware and software.
  • (6) In the postscript, John denounces the church for "sanctioning" liberal wings of the communion while capitulating to vehemently homophobic churches.
  • (7) Postscript In response to this piece, a Department for Work and Pensions spokesperson said: "Disability Living Allowance is unlike many other benefits in that entitlement is based on the care and mobility needs of each individual rather than a set of specific rules such as earnings or capital.
  • (8) The postscript to the story is you did finally manage to get hold of someone at BT who offered to cut your monthly bill significantly to get you to stay.
  • (9) In his weekly email to subscribers (to promote his online series Horace and Pete), Louis CK included a 1,400-word postscript urging his fans – particularly Republicans – not to vote for Trump.
  • (10) In an updated postscript to the booklet, he says that if the government is able to open civil marriage to gay people, it "will be the clearest possible signal that gay people are accepted in this society on a fully equal basis".
  • (11) Postscript: in 1982, Brown won Cosmopolitan magazine’s America’s sexiest man contest.
  • (12) In Maurice 's 1960 postscript, Forster unites the threat to wilderness that stalks both novels: "There is no forest or fell to escape to today, no cave in which to curl up."
  • (13) Postscript The victory over Southampton was Everton's last before today's game against Newcastle, though they have only played three matches since - draws at Middlesbrough and at home to West Ham, and a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at Highbury (when Moyes was particularly frustrated to concede a goal to a corner in the first five minutes, having spent the morning practising defending against set pieces).
  • (14) In spite of Freud's recommendation in his postscript to Dora, analysts may neglect, as Schwaber has pointed out, the patient's perception of the analyst's participation in the analytic context.
  • (15) This article includes many suggestions for improved layout and content of laboratory reports, including the use of PostScript-based laser printers, as well as display work-stations and voice response.
  • (16) The image files are transmitted to a VAX computer for processing and image reconstruction, and the processed images are transmitted back to the personal computer for display and recording using a film recorder or PostScript printer.
  • (17) Liberals hit back by tacking on their own spontaneous postscripts, promising to serve the nation "in accordance with the demands of the revolution".
  • (18) We are opening our arms and our doors to anyone on the planet that can help us overcome the great barriers to save our reefs and Leonardo DiCaprio is most certainly someone who can help us make significant and positive changes for the future health of the Great barrier Reef.” Postscript: After this article was first published, Indigenous traditional land owners in north Queensland, the Yidindji nation, also extended an invite to DiCaprio.
  • (19) The skirmish over the release of the contract has become just one more postscript in the Great Olympic Stadium Mystery.
  • (20) Their ectopic formation may acquire biological or clinical significance, as relatively many cells remain in the APUD stage of differentiation, if the process of postscriptional adjustment of the formed hormones is not impaired.