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Linotype

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Li·no·type  (ln-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.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Linotype - a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metalLinotype - a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal
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] Nlinotipia f
Linotype®
nLinotype® f, → Zeilensetzmaschine f
Linotype® [ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp] nlinotype ® f inv


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There are even a few who are allowed to telephone their news directly to a swift linotype operator, who clicks it into type on his machine, without the scratch of a pencil.
 
 
 
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