The composition of text, using electronic and photographic methods. Images of type characters are projected from a film or disk onto photosensitive film or paper; the resulting page is used to produce, usually, an offset plate. ALAG
AAT
3000200516
composition, photographic
computerized typesetting
filmsetting
photographic composition
photographic typesetting
photosetting
phototypesetting
phototypography
typesetting, computerized
typesetting, photographic
13yrs ago
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