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LINOTYPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Linotype mean? 

LINOTYPE (noun)
  The noun LINOTYPE has 1 sense:

1. a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metalplay

  Familiarity information: LINOTYPE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LINOTYPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Linotype; Linotype machine

Hypernyms ("Linotype" is a kind of...):

typesetting machine (a printer that sets textual material in type)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)


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