Linecasting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003361",
  "term": "Linecasting",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A method of mechanical typesetting where entire lines of text are cast as single metal slugs. This process, exemplified by the Linotype machine, significantly sped up the composition of text compared to hand-setting individual characters. Each slug contains a complete line of type ready for letterpress printing.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zeilenguss",
    "es": "linotipia",
    "fr": "linotypie"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/linecasting/"
}