linotype

• Machine à composer utilisée en imprimerie, actionnée par un clavier, qui fondait automatiquement une ligne entière de texte en un bloc de métal, historiquement employée dans la presse et l'édition.

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.

nom propre

1. C1formal

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

   Linotype

   • 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.