Varitype

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006418",
  "term": "Varitype",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A brand of cold typesetting machine that allowed for the selection of different typefaces and sizes through interchangeable type elements, producing camera-ready copy for offset printing. Unlike hot metal typesetting, it did not involve molten lead. This machine offered a more flexible and less expensive alternative for text composition before the advent of digital typesetting.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Varitypen",
    "es": "varitype",
    "fr": "varitype"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/varitype/"
}