phototypesetting en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English typesetting English phototypesetting From photo- + typesetting.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.
Coordinates
letterpress · hot metal · w:digital typesetting
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Translations (7)
es fotocomposición (typesetting method) · it fotocomposizione (typesetting method) · fi valoladonta (typesetting method) · nl fotozetten (typesetting method) · cmn 照排 (typesetting method) · cmn 照相排版 (typesetting method) · ga fótachlóchuradóireacht (typesetting method)