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Compose

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001275

To arrange individual pieces of type, blocks, or images into lines, paragraphs, and pages for printing. This process involves setting type by hand or using a typesetting machine to create the desired layout. The composed material is then locked into a chase for letterpress printing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001275
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsform; indite; compound; comprise; make up; represent; upmake
See alsoForm; Compound; Composing frame; Composing rule; Composite
TranslationsGerman: setzen; Spanish: componer; French: composer
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001275",
  "term": "Compose",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To arrange individual pieces of type, blocks, or images into lines, paragraphs, and pages for printing. This process involves setting type by hand or using a typesetting machine to create the desired layout. The composed material is then locked into a chase for letterpress printing.",
  "synonyms": [
    "form",
    "indite",
    "compound",
    "comprise",
    "make up",
    "represent",
    "upmake"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "form",
    "compound",
    "composing frame",
    "composing rule",
    "composite"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "setzen",
    "es": "componer",
    "fr": "composer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/compose/"
}

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