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phototypeset

phototypeset verb: to typeset by a phototypesetting process.

Verb

phototypeset (third-person singular simple present phototypesets, present participle phototypesetting, simple past and past participle phototypeset)

  1. (transitive) To typeset by a phototypesetting process.
    • The bibliographic data are recorded on magnetic tape, and the computer is used to compile the indexes and to phototypeset the information for publication.1984, Alice Lefler Primack, Finding answers in science and technology, page 35

Forms of phototypeset

third-person singular presentphototypesets
present participlephototypesetting
past participlephototypeset
pastphototypeset

Origin of phototypeset

From photo- + typeset.

Questions about phototypeset

What does phototypeset mean?
Phototypeset means to typeset by a phototypesetting process.
What part of speech is phototypeset?
Phototypeset is a verb.
What is the past tense of phototypeset?
The past tense of phototypeset is phototypeset.

Words near phototypeset in the dictionary

  1. phototunable
  2. phototuning
  3. phototype
  4. phototyped
  5. phototypes
  6. phototypeset
  7. phototypesets
  8. phototypesetter
  9. phototypesetters
  10. phototypesetting
  11. phototypic

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