linotype

• Máquina de composición tipográfica que funde una línea completa de texto en una sola barra de metal, operada mediante teclado y utilizada históricamente en la impresión de periódicos y libros.

A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line of type as a single solid slug of metal, historically used in newspaper and book printing.

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   A keyboard-operated typesetting machine that casts an entire line of type as a single solid slug of metal.

   Linotipia (máquina de componer)

   • The Linotype revolutionized newspaper printing in the late 19th century.
   • He learned to operate a Linotype machine at the printing press.
   • The Linotype cast lines of type from molten lead alloy.