Out of sorts

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004050",
  "term": "Out of sorts",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a condition in letterpress printing where type characters are missing from a fount, making it impossible to compose a complete line or page of text. This situation requires finding replacement characters from another fount or casting new ones. The term can also refer to a general disarray within a printing job, such as incorrect page order or misaligned elements.",
  "synonyms": [
    "out of order"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "out of sorts",
    "es": "sin existencias",
    "fr": "hors de service"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/out-of-sorts/"
}