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Phototypesetting was a method of setting type, that was used in the second half of the 20th century. Light is projected through a negative of the glyph and exposes photosensitive film or paper.

Dutch: fotozetsel

French: photocomposition

German: Fotosatz

Italian: fotocomposizione

Norwegian: Fotosats

Russian: фотонабор

Spanish: fotocomposición

By Ralf Herrmann (July 12, 2015)
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