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phototypesetting

phototypesetting noun: a printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.

Noun

phototypesetting (uncountable)

  1. A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.

Synonyms of phototypesetting

Origin of phototypesetting

From photo- + typesetting.

Questions about phototypesetting

What does phototypesetting mean?
Phototypesetting means a printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.
What part of speech is phototypesetting?
Phototypesetting is a noun.

Words near phototypesetting in the dictionary

  1. phototypes
  2. phototypeset
  3. phototypesets
  4. phototypesetter
  5. phototypesetters
  6. phototypesetting
  7. phototypic
  8. phototyping
  9. phototypist
  10. phototypists
  11. phototypographic

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