magazine
Sign in to savethumb|right|upright|''Harper's Monthly'', a literary and political force in the late 19th century A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular
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A magazine is a regularly published periodical available in print or digital form that combines various types of written articles and images on different topics. Magazines matter because they serve as important sources of information and entertainment, supported by a mix of advertising, sales, and subscriptions that have made them a sustainable medium for reaching specific audiences over time.
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- Term origin and definition
- Origin
- Definitions
- Distribution
- Paid circulation
- Non-paid circulation
- Controlled circulation
- History
- Britain
- France
- Turkey
- General
- Satire
- United States
- Colonial America
- Late 19th century
- Progressive era: 1890s–1920s
- 1930s–1990s
- 21st century
- Women's magazines
- Types
- Categories
- Based on periodicity
- Based on target audience and subject
- Women's fashion
- Parenting
- Religion
- Celebrity gossip, human interest
- Professional
- Based on tone or approach
- Puzzle magazines
- Cover
- See also
- Lists
- Categories
- References
- Further reading
- General
- U.S. magazines
- Magazine cover-art related
- External links
thumb|right|upright|''Harper's Monthly'', a literary and political force in the late 19th century A magazine is a periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event.
==Term origin and definition== ===Origin=== The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, storehouse" (originally military storehouse); that comes to English via Middle French and Italian . In its original sense, the word "magazine" referred to a storage space or device.