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Composing frame

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001276

A sturdy wooden or metal stand with a sloping top, used by compositors to hold cases of type and to facilitate the manual setting of text. It provides an organized workspace for arranging individual characters into lines and pages. The frame typically has multiple compartments for different typefaces and sizes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001276
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Schriftkastenständer; Spanish: bastidor de composición; French: composing frame
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001276",
  "term": "Composing frame",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A sturdy wooden or metal stand with a sloping top, used by compositors to hold cases of type and to facilitate the manual setting of text. It provides an organized workspace for arranging individual characters into lines and pages. The frame typically has multiple compartments for different typefaces and sizes.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schriftkastenständer",
    "es": "bastidor de composición",
    "fr": "composing frame"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/composing-frame/"
}

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