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Form

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002411

An assembly of type, blocks, and spacing material locked together in a chase, ready for printing on a letterpress machine. This arrangement represents a complete page or multiple pages that will be printed simultaneously on a single sheet of paper. The form must be precisely aligned and secured to produce a clear and consistent impression.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002411
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsmakeup; f.
See alsoMakeup; Best form lens
TranslationsGerman: Form; Spanish: forma; French: forme
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002411",
  "term": "Form",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An assembly of type, blocks, and spacing material locked together in a chase, ready for printing on a letterpress machine. This arrangement represents a complete page or multiple pages that will be printed simultaneously on a single sheet of paper. The form must be precisely aligned and secured to produce a clear and consistent impression.",
  "synonyms": [
    "makeup",
    "f."
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "makeup",
    "best form lens"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Form",
    "es": "forma",
    "fr": "forme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/form/"
}

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