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typesetter [4 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

typesetter: an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

composeuse : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'impression» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
OBS

In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), official occupational titles in Group 1423 - Desktop Publishing Operators and Related Occupations.

OBS

Typesetting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
OBS

Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 1423 - Opérateurs/opératrices d'équipement d'éditique et personnel assimilé.

OBS

Composition.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

One who sets up lines or pages with printing type.

OBS

One who sets type, but is not necessarily involved in the creative process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Personne qui compose des lignes et des pages avec des caractères d'imprimerie.

Key term(s)
  • compositrice-typographe
  • compositeur-typographe

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

A machine used for typesetting, e.g. hot metal typesetter, phototypesetter, CRT or laser imagesetter.

OBS

Typesetting: the assembling of typographic material such as type, illustrations and other elements into the final page format for printing or incorporating into a printing plate.

Key term(s)
  • composition system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
DEF

Machine à composer les textes, p. ex., composeuse-fondeuse, photocomposeuse, composeuse à tube cathodique ou composeuse laser.

Spanish

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