The proprietary name of a composing machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–99) that sets type line by line (see quot. 1892). Also attributive.
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| 释义 | society > communication > printing > composing equipment > [noun] > type-setting machines > machine which sets a line at a time (6) Linotype1888 The proprietary name of a composing machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854–99) that sets type line by line (see quot. 1892). Also attributive. monoline1902 Printing. In form Monoline. A kind of type-composing machine which casts a line at a time. Cf. Linotype, n. rare. Now historical. lino1907 = Linotype, n. Intertype1913 The proprietary name of a composing machine which produces type in whole lines rather than individual letters; cf. Linotype, n., monotype, n. Linograph1913 The proprietary name of an American composing machine which casts type a line at a time. line-caster1972 |
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