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typesetting

American  
[tahyp-set-ing] / ˈtaɪpˌsɛt ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the process or action of setting an article, book, or other printed matter into type.


adjective

  1. used or intended for setting type.

Etymology

Origin of typesetting

First recorded in 1855–60; type + setting


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Most of the script’s energy goes to talking about typesetting and rotary press flongs, but right before the end credits roll, “Le Faux Soir” blurts out its timeliness about combating Le Fox News with comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

And Arion does use computers to facilitate typesetting, as well as to print some illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

One of the company’s focus areas is complex typesetting for long texts, including Bibles.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

Ng and her crew, many of them friends from UW, had to master the publishing business, along with the intricacies of a manual Chinese typesetting machine imported from Taiwan.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

Arthur had bolted it to the floor of a boat-building warehouse on Andreason Street, a dilapidated barn that smelled'permanently of lithographic ink and of the ammonia in the typesetting machine.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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