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linecasting — noun see linecaster … New Collegiate Dictionary
linecasting — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the act or process of producing type in the form of metal slugs called also slugcasting … Useful english dictionary
linecaster — noun Date: 1964 a machine that casts metal type in lines • linecasting noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Type metal — The term type metal (sometimes called hot metal ) represents a range of metal alloys that are used in traditional typefounding and mechanical typesetting. History Although the knowledge of casting soft metals in moulds was well established before … Wikipedia
Linotype machine — The Linotype machine (pronounced Line O Type [IPA| laɪnəˌtaɪp] ) is a line casting machine used in printing. The Linotype machine operator enters text on a 90 character keyboard. The machine assembles matrices , which are molds for the letter… … Wikipedia
Hot metal typesetting — Part of a series on the History of printing Woodblock p … Wikipedia
Letter-spacing — In typography, letter spacing, also called tracking, refers to the amount of space between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text. Since the advent of personal computers the term tracking is frequently used. In… … Wikipedia
Ludlow Typograph — A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing. The device casts bars, or slugs of type, out of type metal primarily consisting of lead. These slugs are used for the actual printing, and then are melted down and … Wikipedia
Type casting (typography) — Type casting is a technique for casting the individual letters known as sorts used in hot metal typesetting by pouring molten metal into bronze moulds called matrices.Although using matrices was a technique known well before his time, Johann… … Wikipedia
computerized typesetting — method of typesetting in which characters are generated by computer and transferred to light sensitive paper or film by means of either pulses from a laser beam or moving rays of light from a stroboscopic source or a cathode ray tube (CRT) … Universalium
