typesetting machine
- noun
- /ˈtaɪpˌsɛtɪŋ məˈʃin/
- Archaic
:
máquina de maquetación
- The typesetting machine was revolutionary in the printing industry.
Examples
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She studied the operation of the typesetting machine during her training as a printer.
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Many modern typesetting machines are computer-operated.
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Before computers, a typesetting machine was essential to produce books and magazines efficiently.
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The old newspaper office still displayed an antique typesetting machine from the early twentieth century.
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The typesetting machine quickly arranged the text for the printed book.
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Before digital printing, a typesetting machine was essential for producing newspapers.
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He learned how to operate the typesetting machine to prepare documents for publication.
Synonyms
2
5.9
A person or machine that puts text and pictures on a page for printing
1
9.9
A machine that makes whole lines of metal letters from a keyboard for printing
1
9.9
A machine that sets a whole line of metal letters using a keyboard
A machine that makes single metal letters for printing
How Automated
- Archaic
- Specialized
2
5.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a machine used to arrange text for printing' is directly and compositionally derived from 'typesetting' (the process of arranging text) + 'machine' (a device). This is a straightforward noun+noun compound following productive English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Typesetting machine comes from old printing shops where a machine moved metal letters called type and put them into lines to make a page. That's why it means 'a machine that arranges text for printing'.