cold type

American  

noun

Printing.

1. type set by a method other than the casting of molten metal, as text composed on a typewriter and photographed.

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Etymology

Origin of cold type

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The skills required to turn hot lead into letters on a Linotype machine or to position a strip of cold type on a grid board were easily transferrable.

From Washington Post

He also worked through a printing technique transition to “cold type,” based on photographic printing that speeded up production and cut costs.

From Washington Post

Dr Michael Head, at the University of Southampton, said the development and impact of the novel coronavirus was "clearly very different from the existing 'common cold' type coronaviruses".

From BBC

They transitioned to cold type, when text on lengths of photographic paper was cut and pasted onto lined boards.

From Washington Post

They were doing this in preparation for what turned out to be the glacially-paced change from hot to cold type, tumbling into the … gulp … digital age.

From Washington Times