1. Plural of pasteup; a layout or composition made by pasting together pieces of text, images, or other materials on a surface, typically for printing or publication.
Usage: Primarily used in printing, graphic design, and publishing contexts; More common in pre-digital workflows; less frequently used in modern digital design
2. Pieces of material (such as photographs, text, or artwork) that have been pasted onto a backing surface for assembly or display.
Usage: Can refer to the individual components or the finished assembled product

Examples

• The designer created several pasteups before finalizing the magazine layout.
• The printer received the pasteups and prepared them for the printing press.
• Traditional pasteups required careful alignment of text and images with rubber cement.
• The art director reviewed all the pasteups to ensure consistency across the publication.
• Before digital design software, pasteups were the standard method for preparing pages for print.