- Linotype
- Linotype 1886, Amer.Eng., trademark name (Mergenthaler Linotype Co.), from line o' type, for a composing machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854-1899) in widespread use in newspaper production early 20c.
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Linotype — GmbH Rechtsform GmbH Gründung 1890 Sitz Bad Homburg vor … Deutsch Wikipedia
Linotype AG — Linotype GmbH ist der Name eines Unternehmens, das Schriften in digitaler Form vertreibt bzw. lizenziert. Im weiteren bezeichnet Linotype im Umfeld des Schriftsatzes und der Drucktechnik die Linotype Setzmaschine. Firmengeschichte Linotype wurde… … Deutsch Wikipedia
linotype — [ linɔtip ] n. f. • 1889; mot angl. amér., pour line of types « ligne de caractères » ♦ Imprim. Machine à composer au plomb, qui fond d un bloc chaque ligne de caractères (ligne bloc) que l on compose sur un clavier. Matrice d une linotype. Abrév … Encyclopédie Universelle
Linotype — fue originariamente una compañía norteamericana, formada en 1886 para comercializar la máquina Linotipia inventada por Ottmar Mergenthaler, Mergenthaler Linotype (pronunciado / laɪnəˌtaɪp/) se convirtió en la mayor compañía de equipamiento para… … Wikipedia Español
Linotype — can refer to:* Linotype (alloy) * Mergenthaler Linotype Company * Linotype machine … Wikipedia
Linotype — Lin o*type, n. [See {Line}; {Type}.] (Print.) (a) A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings, each of which corresponds to a line of separate types. By pressing the keys of a keyboard like one on a typewriter, the matrices for one line … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Linotype — Linotȳpe, s. Setzmaschine … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
linotype® — {{hw}}{{linotype®}}{{/hw}}Sistema di composizione tipografica meccanica, che fornisce linee intere fuse in un unico blocchetto | Nome commerciale di una macchina che realizza tale composizione … Enciclopedia di italiano
Linotype — ☆ Linotype [līn′ə tīp΄ ] [< line of type] trademark for a typesetting machine that casts an entire line of type in one bar, or slug: it is operated from a keyboard n. [often l ] 1. a machine of this kind 2. matter set in this way vt., vi.… … English World dictionary
Linotype® — /līˈnō tīp or nə / noun 1. A machine for producing stereotyped lines of printer s type 2. A slug or line of printing type cast in one piece by this method … Useful english dictionary
