typesetting
noun
type·set·ting
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Definition of typesetting
: 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
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Lorem Ipsum’s been the norm in printing and typesetting since the 1500s, when an anonymous printer used it to show different type fonts. — Rob Weinberg, Pomerado News, "Mr. Marketing: A tastier Lorem Ipsum text," 14 June 2018 His father, who is retired, was the owner of National Electronic Type, a typesetting company, also in Topeka. — Jessica Morris, New York Times, "Jessica Morris, Graham Garlinghouse," 22 Apr. 2018 His enthusiasm for new technology led to investments in a money-losing typesetting machine. — Richard Gunderman, Smithsonian, "For Mark Twain, It Was Love At First Sight," 13 Feb. 2018 Twain made many poor investments in his time, at one time losing him hundreds of thousands of dollars (on an automatic typesetting piece). — Logan Sykes, Town & Country, "Happy 180th Birthday, Mark Twain! 16 Facts You Need to Know About The Author," 30 Nov. 2015 After the day’s work was done, Deford fell into the habit of going along with the newspaper’s typesetting and printing men to a workingman’s bar down by the docks. — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, "Postscript: Frank Deford," 30 May 2017 Collender: Dead on arrival, dead before printing, dead before typesetting, etc. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "Donald Trump's budget: '2+2 = 7'," 23 May 2017 Typographical fashions change, and since the digital age overtook typesetting and graphic design, many of the fonts common in the time of Lovecraft have fallen into disuse. — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, "HP Lovecraft fonts," 6 Aug. 2008These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'typesetting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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typesetting
noun
English Language Learners Definition of typesetting
: the process or job of arranging type for printing
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