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typesetting

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

noun

  1. the process or action of setting set 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

Example Sentences

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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

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

He oversaw the newsroom’s conversion to electronic typesetting in the late 1970s, and in 1980 he organized the news operation for a national edition, an engine of The Times’s subsequent growth.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

He had coasted along for years now, filling the pages of his newspaper with words, burying himself in whatever was safe, typesetting the ferry schedule and the tide table and the classified advertisements.

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

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