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HOT LEAD PRINTING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hot-metal typesetting
1, record 1, English, hot%2Dmetal%20typesetting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hot metal typesetting 1, record 1, English, hot%20metal%20typesetting
correct
- hot typesetting 1, record 1, English, hot%20typesetting
correct
- hot-metal composition 1, record 1, English, hot%2Dmetal%20composition
correct
- hot metal composition 1, record 1, English, hot%20metal%20composition
correct
- hot composition 1, record 1, English, hot%20composition
correct
- hot-type composition 2, record 1, English, hot%2Dtype%20composition
correct
- hot-lead printing 3, record 1, English, hot%2Dlead%20printing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] mechanized typesetting in which characters are cast into slugs of type or as single pieces of type. 1, record 1, English, - hot%2Dmetal%20typesetting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fresh type is cast for each job, after which it is remelted. 1, record 1, English, - hot%2Dmetal%20typesetting
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hot type composition
- hot lead printing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- composition chaude
1, record 1, French, composition%20chaude
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- composition à chaud 2, record 1, French, composition%20%C3%A0%20chaud
correct, feminine noun
- composition mécanique 1, record 1, French, composition%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production de lignes de caractères à l'aide de machines possédant un clavier du type machine à écrire perfectionnée et utilisant des matrices gravées en creux dans lesquelles sont fondus les caractères, soit en lignes-blocs, soit en caractères séparés. 1, record 1, French, - composition%20chaude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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