Li·no·type (l  n -tp ) A trademark used for a machine that sets type on a metal slug, operated by a keyboard. |
Linotype [ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp]
n
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
Lin•o•type (ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp)
Trademark. a typesetting machine that casts solid lines of type from brass dies or matrices, selected automatically by a keyboard.
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| Noun | 1. |  Linotype - a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metaltypesetting machine - a printer that sets textual material in type trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product |
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