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Hot metal

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002893

A traditional method of typesetting where individual characters or entire lines of type are cast in molten metal, typically lead alloy, directly from matrices. This process was prevalent before the advent of phototypesetting and digital methods. Linotype and Monotype machines are examples of hot metal typesetting systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002893
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Hot Metal; Spanish: metal caliente; French: composition au plomb
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Hot metal",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A traditional method of typesetting where individual characters or entire lines of type are cast in molten metal, typically lead alloy, directly from matrices. This process was prevalent before the advent of phototypesetting and digital methods. Linotype and Monotype machines are examples of hot metal typesetting systems.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Hot Metal",
    "es": "metal caliente",
    "fr": "composition au plomb"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/hot-metal/"
}

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