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to typeset

to typeset

1 6.5
To arrange text and pictures on a page for printing or publishing
  • verb
  • /ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : maquetar
  • You can typeset a header, etc., for a client who doesn't want the branding piece.

But the one part of a laser printer cycle which is really demanding is not so much running the logic inside it to typeset the page.

Examples

  • These were easy to typeset, simple to manage by authors on manual and electric typewriters, and to ship to stores to be set on a rack.

    Blog text (15)

  • - She just needs to typeset it.

    Love Object (2004)

  • And there has been a lot of controversy about how to transcribe that into text, into typeset text.

  • So if you're going to either hand type it or typeset it from a peripheral stuck into a computer, what were your options?

  • But the one part of a laser printer cycle which is really demanding is not so much running the logic inside it to typeset the page.

    Computerphile

  • Then, if you have good luck and people seem to like what you do, and you actually get to get paid for it, and get to see your stuff professionally typeset, bound, blurbed, reviewed, and even (once) read on the AM subway by a pretty girl.

    Blog text (32)

  • If you typeset your dialogue first, print out the blank panels with the dialogue and draw your rough sketches in there, you could eliminate the need for hand rendering text.

    Blog text (27)

  • The graphic designer used software to typeset the magazine layout, ensuring a clean and professional appearance.

  • She spent the afternoon typesetting the new cookbook, carefully arranging the images and text to create a visually appealing design.

  • In preparation for printing, the team had to typeset all the chapters of the novel according to the publisher's specifications.

Synonyms

to set
vsto typeset
68 6.0

To prepare words or music for a performance

focuses on preparing pages for print and choosing fonts and layout
to format
vsto typeset
13 3.6

To arrange text and images into a clear layout for printing or display

is specific to preparing pages for print with chosen fonts and sizes

Antonyms

to scatter
187 2.8

To spread small things like leaves or seeds over an area without order

to disarrange
1 6.4

To make something messy or not in the right order

How Carefully

to polish
22 4.1
to typeset
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to compose
102 3.5
to slap together
  • Informal
3 6.0

Surface Forms

typeset infinitive
typeset past
typeset past participle
typesetting present participle
typesets third person singular

Morphology

typeset = type + set (transparent) = type + set

The verb is a direct compound meaning 'to set type' (arrange type for printing), and both components are common words, so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Typeset comes from the old printing job of placing small metal letters called type into a frame, where set means 'to put' or 'place'. So to typeset is to arrange the letters and images on a page ready for printing or publishing.