backmatter
After main text
Backmatter is the material at the end of a book, following the main text.
This includes appendices, glossaries, bibliographies, indexes, and author notes.
Publishers and editors use the term to distinguish these closing sections from frontmatter (title page, table of contents) and the body of the work: The index goes in the backmatter.
Acknowledged source mentions
- sourcesPoints of origin
- works citedList of sources used
- referencesSources cited for verification
- literatureBody of written works
publications · books · journals · articles · annotated bibliography · reading list · further reading · cited works
Supplementary text at end
- supplementSomething added to complete
- annexSupplementary building or seizure
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- extensionAdded part or duration
elaboration · tailpiece · afterword · postscript · endpapers · errata · corrigenda · addenda
Recognition of contributions
- colophonBook's production statement
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- copyright pageBook's legal information section
- about the authorWriter's biographical summary
author's note · dedication · contributors · photo credits · imprint · production notes · attributions
Stated meanings of terms
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- termsConditions of an agreement
meanings · jargon · acronyms · abbreviations · nomenclature · technical terms · word list · specialized vocabulary
Sequence ordered by letters
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- cross-referencesPointers to related material
- page numbersPrinted location markers
- subjectsAreas of study
keywords · locator · terms · subentries · subject index · concordance · indexing
citations
Acknowledged source mentions
- sourcesPoints of origin
- works citedList of sources used
- referencesSources cited for verification
literature · publications · books · journals · articles · annotated bibliography · reading list · further reading · cited works · reference list
addendum
Supplementary text at end
- supplementSomething added to complete
- annexSupplementary building or seizure
- attachmentConnection or fondness
extension · elaboration · tailpiece · afterword · postscript · endpapers · errata · corrigenda · addenda · bonus material
acknowledgments
Recognition of contributions
- colophonBook's production statement
- permissionsOfficial allowances granted
- copyright pageBook's legal information section
about the author · author's note · dedication · contributors · photo credits · imprint · production notes · attributions
definitions
Stated meanings of terms
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- vocabularyOne's word collection
terms · meanings · jargon · acronyms · abbreviations · nomenclature · technical terms · word list · specialized vocabulary · explanations
alphabetical listing
Sequence ordered by letters
- entriesItems logged or submitted
- cross-referencesPointers to related material
- page numbersPrinted location markers
subjects · keywords · locator · terms · subentries · subject index · concordance · indexing
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- book partspage, pages, cover, index, chapter
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, sentence, chapter
- page layoutlayout, margin, margins, column width, gutter
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
backmatterfront matter
Pre-text book pages
frontmatter · preliminaries · prelims · introduction · foreword
back, matter, backs, backed, backing, backside, backward, backwards, backpack