typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing plates
Also called: photosetting, phototypesetting
photocomposition in American English
(ˌfoʊtoʊˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən)
noun
any of various methods of composing matter for printing, in which light images of type characters or graphics are projected in succession onto a photosensitive surface to produce a negative from which plates can be prepared
Derived forms
photocompose (ˌphotocomˈpose) (ˌfoʊtoʊkəmˈpoʊz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌphotocomˈposed or ˌphotocomˈposing