typesetting; to set type
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Meanings
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to set type; to do typesetting
technicalA technical term from the printing industry, originally involving manually arranging movable metal type. Now also used metaphorically for digital layout.
Zài在
jì计
suàn算
jī机
pǔ普
jí及
zhī之
qián前
，
yìn印
shuā刷
chǎng厂
xū需
yào要
rén人
gōng工
pái排
zì字
。
Before computers became widespread, printing houses needed manual typesetting.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
pái排
zì字
gōng工
zuò作
huā花
le了
hěn很
cháng长
shí时
jiān间
。
The typesetting for this book took a very long time.
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Tā他
yòng用
zhuān专
yè业
de的
ruǎn软
jiàn件
jìn进
xíng行
diàn电
zǐ子
pái排
zì字
。
He uses professional software for electronic typesetting.