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Etymology edit

photo- +‎ typeset

Verb edit

phototypeset (third-person singular simple present phototypesets, present participle phototypesetting, simple past and past participle phototypeset)

  1. (transitive) To typeset by a phototypesetting process.
    • 1984, Alice Lefler Primack, Finding answers in science and technology, page 35:
      The bibliographic data are recorded on magnetic tape, and the computer is used to compile the indexes and to phototypeset the information for publication.