typesetting

noun

type·set·ting ˈtīp-ˌse-tiŋ

: the process of setting material in type or into a form to be used in printing

also : the process of producing graphic matter (as through a computer system)

Examples of typesetting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the days of typesetting, the tiny agate type was always rife with errors, players with similar names might be confused. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024 PostScript has taken the mystique out of typesetting while creating a whole new skill set for designers and graphics artists. —

Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023 Users relied on either a screechy dot-matrix printer, with its pixelated text, or a specialized typesetting machine, which could cost $10,000 and take up most of a room. —

Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023 The article passed review and editing at the Times, the typesetting ready to roll. —

Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 22 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for typesetting

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