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Set up to oneself

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005176

A practice in letterpress printing where a compositor arranges type and spacing material for a job in a manner that is convenient for their own working style. This involves organizing the type case and composing stick efficiently to speed up the setting process. It reflects an individual's preference for handling type and furniture.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005176
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: sich selbst ausschießen; Spanish: componer para uno mismo; French: composer à soi-même
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005176",
  "term": "Set up to oneself",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A practice in letterpress printing where a compositor arranges type and spacing material for a job in a manner that is convenient for their own working style. This involves organizing the type case and composing stick efficiently to speed up the setting process. It reflects an individual's preference for handling type and furniture.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "sich selbst ausschießen",
    "es": "componer para uno mismo",
    "fr": "composer à soi-même"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/set-up-to-oneself/"
}

Record 5,645 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.