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Typesetting

Scope note

Use for the specific process of arranging type from copy for printing or making printing plates, whether by hand, by mechanical devices, or by inputting to computer. More generally, for the preparing of copy, casting off, arranging type, spacing, and other material, use "composition (printing preparation)."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000200514

Created

12yrs ago

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