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Lead out

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003286

To open up a block of type by inserting leads, thin strips of metal, between its lines so that it fills more of the page and has more white space. Compositors leaded out matter to make copy fit a required depth or to improve legibility. The inverse is setting the lines solid, with no leads between them.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003286
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: ausschießen; Spanish: espaciar; French: interligner
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003286",
  "term": "Lead out",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To open up a block of type by inserting leads, thin strips of metal, between its lines so that it fills more of the page and has more white space. Compositors leaded out matter to make copy fit a required depth or to improve legibility. The inverse is setting the lines solid, with no leads between them.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "ausschießen",
    "es": "espaciar",
    "fr": "interligner"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/lead-out/"
}

Record 3,591 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.