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PHOTOTYPESETTING SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
CONT

The Wang Photocomposition system is designed both for users of Wang Word Processing System who desire high-quality typeset output and for typesetting system users who desire increased editing and storage capabilities.

OBS

phototypesetting: setting type from computer outputs to photographic film.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
OBS

photocomposition : procédé ancien (1896) qui connaît une transformation rapide depuis l'introduction des microprocesseurs et surtout du laser pour "dessiner" des caractères.

Spanish

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