Glossary of terminology

- Audience: People that a magazine is aimed at. 
- Anchor: Page reference appearing on the contents page, often found with pictures. 
- Caption: Text that accompanies a picture. 
- Contents: A list of features that appears later on in the magazine.
- Cover: The front outside of a magazine.
- Connotation: More detailed description or thoughts of a picture or text.
- Denotation: Basic thoughts or description of a picture of text.
- Editor in chief: The top editor at a magazine. In charge of all editorial decisions. 
- Genre: The type of media e.g magazine.
- Main image: Chosen front cover image used to represent the main theme of that issues magazine e.g a pop star, actor, sports person etc.
- Masthead: Title of magazine, usually found at the top of the front cover. 
- Puff: Text in a bubble or box used to make certain cover lines or text stand out and catch the reader's attention.
- Representation: Using an image or text to stand for a certain thing. 
- Tagline: Slogan that fits under the masthead. 
- Target audience: The specific age/ gender etc that a magazine is aimed at.