phototypesetter

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noun

A machine used in phototypesetting.

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Meanings

nounphototypesetter (plural phototypesetters)

plural phototypesetters

  1. A machine used in phototypesetting.

    Use our phototypesetter facilities to produce your booklet or publication. Good rates.

    1976 April 10, “Typesetting For The Gay Community (classified advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 19
  2. One who phototypesets.

Origin

From photo- + typesetter or phototypeset + -er.

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Translations

Finnish valoladontakone, valolatoja
  • valoladontakonemachine
  • valolatojaperson
Cite this entry
APA

phototypesetter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetter

MLA

“phototypesetter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototypesetter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetter.

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