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Record 1 1997-03-25

English

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

In phototypesetting, a film font negative for generating type. Matrices can be individual film strips, film discs, grids, magnetic media, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
DEF

Dans une photocomposeuse, support utilisé pour stocker les polices de caractères; ce peut-être un disque de verre, une bande ou un tambour tournant, une matrice grille ou d'autres dispositifs moins courants. [...]

OBS

Dans une composeuse numérique, l'information numérique correspondant à chaque caractère à partir desquels la machine détermine la hauteur des différentes polices.

Spanish

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