Cast

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000987",
  "term": "Cast",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To produce a printing plate or type character by pouring molten metal into a mold. This process is central to letterpress printing, where individual characters or entire lines of text are formed from lead alloy. The quality of the cast directly impacts the clarity and consistency of the printed impression.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "undercast",
    "caster"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Stereotypie",
    "es": "estereotipar",
    "fr": "clicher"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cast/"
}