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Letter

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003306

A single character within a written language, forming part of an alphabet, used to represent a sound or a combination of sounds. In printing, letters are designed as individual glyphs that combine to form words and sentences. Typefaces consist of a complete set of letters, numbers, and symbols, each with specific design characteristics.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003306
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
See alsoBlack-letter; Day letter
TranslationsGerman: Letter; Spanish: letra; French: lettre
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003306",
  "term": "Letter",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A single character within a written language, forming part of an alphabet, used to represent a sound or a combination of sounds. In printing, letters are designed as individual glyphs that combine to form words and sentences. Typefaces consist of a complete set of letters, numbers, and symbols, each with specific design characteristics.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "black-letter",
    "day letter"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Letter",
    "es": "letra",
    "fr": "lettre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/letter-term/"
}

Record 3,630 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.