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stereotypy

stereotypy

9.9
A way of making a metal plate from set letters to print many copies
  • noun
  • /ˈstɛrɪəˌtɑpi/
  • Archaic
translation icon : estereotipia
  • By using stereotypy, printers could create many identical copies of a page quickly and efficiently.

Examples

  • Before digital printing, stereotypy was an essential technique for mass-producing printed materials.

  • The invention of stereotypy revolutionized the way books and newspapers were produced in the 19th century.

  • The stereotypy process revolutionized printing in the 19th century.

  • Many books were published using stereotypy techniques.

  • The invention of stereotypy revolutionized the way books and newspapers were produced in the 19th century.

  • By using stereotypy, printers could create many identical copies of a page quickly and efficiently.

  • Before digital printing, stereotypy was an essential technique for mass-producing printed materials.

Synonyms

platemaking
vsstereotypy
  • Specialized
6.6

Preparing thin metal or plastic plates used for printing

is a historical method making solid casts from set type
photomechanics
vsstereotypy
  • Specialized
9.5

The process of making printing plates from photos to print images

is a physical casting method producing solid plates from set type

Surface Forms

stereotypy singular
stereotypies plural

Morphology

stereotypy = stereotype (opaque) = stereo + typ + y

The historical printing process meaning is not directly inferable from the components 'stereo' and 'type'.

Etymology

Stereotypy comes from the Greek roots stereos 'solid' and typos 'type' and originally named a printing method where printers made a solid plate from set type to make many identical pages. This is why the printing sense of stereotypy is about making exact copies quickly.