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COLD COMPOSITION [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

[A] typesetting in which no molten metal is used, such as strike-on composition or phototypesetting.

OBS

The term "cold typesetting" is ambiguous and is defined differently by different authors. Some use it synonymously with non-metallic (composition using flat type only). Others include hand composition although it is metal typesetting since foundry type is not melted during typesetting.

Key term(s)
  • cold-type composition
  • cold type setting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Composition réalisée sans métal.

OBS

Il s'agit donc de l'ensemble des procédés de composition autre que la composition chaude, p. ex. la composition à la machine à écrire ou la photocomposition.

Spanish

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