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typesetting

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[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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Decades afterward, now the most famous writer in America, Twain remained so convinced that mechanized typesetting could revolutionize the industry that he lost a fortune investing in one fatally flawed invention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

A leader in this field is Sustainable Typesetting, a project of the design and typesetting company 2K/DENMARK.

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

At war’s end, the family returned to Seattle, where neighbors had safeguarded typesetting equipment that allowed them to restart the family printing business.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

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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