Linotype

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A trademark used for a machine that sets type on a metal slug, operated by a keyboard.

Linotype [ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp]

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)™ a typesetting machine, operated by a keyboard, that casts an entire line on one solid slug of metal

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) type produced by such a machine

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Noun

Linotype - a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

Linotype machine

typesetting machine - a printer that sets textual material in type

trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

Translations

Linotype® [ˈlaɪnəʊtaɪp] N → linotipia f

Linotype®

n → Linotype® f, → Zeilensetzmaschine f

Linotype® [ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp] n → linotype ® f inv

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