typesetting
noun
type·set·ting
ˈtīp-ˌse-tiŋ 
: the process of setting material in type or into a form to be used in printing
also
: the process of producing graphic matter (as through a computer system)
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Presumably parents once championed the idea of their child getting a good job typesetting.
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Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
In the days of typesetting, the tiny agate type was always rife with errors, players with similar names might be confused.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
PostScript has taken the mystique out of typesetting while creating a whole new skill set for designers and graphics artists.
—Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023
Users relied on either a screechy dot-matrix printer, with its pixelated text, or a specialized typesetting machine, which could cost $10,000 and take up most of a room.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
In the days of typesetting, the tiny agate type was always rife with errors, players with similar names might be confused.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
PostScript has taken the mystique out of typesetting while creating a whole new skill set for designers and graphics artists.
—Michael J. Miller, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023
Users relied on either a screechy dot-matrix printer, with its pixelated text, or a specialized typesetting machine, which could cost $10,000 and take up most of a room.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Typesetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typesetting. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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