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单词 Linotype
释义

Linotype

/ˈlʌɪnə(ʊ)tʌɪp /
noun Printing, trademark
A composing machine producing lines of words as single strips of metal, used chiefly for newspapers. It is now rarely used.I'd thought that ‘slug’ applied to any piece of mechanically cast type, whether a Linotype's lines or a Monotype's sorts....
  • In Linotype, molten metal was set into whole lines of type.
  • There's no way a typewriter could ‘set’ the type in this memo and even a good typesetter using a Linotype machine of the era would have to spend hours getting this effect.

Origin

Late 19th century: alteration of the phrase line o' type.

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