noun
page allocation table; flatplan; dummy
A publishing term for a table or chart showing how content is distributed across pages in a magazine, book, or other printed material. Used in editorial planning.
編集者は台割表を見ながら特集のページ数を調整した。
The editor adjusted the number of pages for the special feature while looking at the flatplan.
台割表が決まったら、各記事の担当者に連絡してください。
Once the page allocation table is decided, please contact the person in charge of each article.
Compound of 台 (だい, 'stand' or 'base', here used in the sense of 'page' or 'block'), 割り (わり, 'division' or 'allocation'), and 表 (ひょう, 'table' or 'chart'). The term is specific to the publishing industry.