Definition

1. Noun:
   • Stereotype: A solid plate, typically made of metal, cast from a mold of composed type or an original plate, used for printing multiple copies. This is the primary technical meaning in printing and typography.
   • A cast copy / A metal duplicate: Refers to the physical object itself—the duplicate plate produced by the casting process.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công nghệ in bản đúc đã lỗi thời. (Stereotype printing technology is now obsolete.)
  • Họ tạo ra một bản đúc từ khuôn chữ. (They created a stereotype plate from the type mold.)
  • Bản đúc bằng kim loại giúp in số lượng lớn. (The metal stereotype allows for large print runs.)

Advanced Usage

• In historical and technical contexts, "bản đúc" refers specifically to the printing plate. The process of creating it is called stereotyping.
  • In bản đúc: Stereotype printing or stereotypy.

    • Sự in bản đúc từng là một cuộc cách mạng. (Stereotypy was once a revolution.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đúc khuôn (v): to cast a mold; the general process of casting.
• Khuôn đúc (n): the casting mold used to create a "bản đúc".

Synonyms

• Printing plate: A general term for a surface carrying an image for printing.
• Duplicate plate: A plate that is a copy of an original.
• Cast: An object made by pouring molten metal into a mold.

Notes on Meaning

• Important Distinction: In modern general language, the English word "stereotype" more commonly means a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. However, the Vietnamese term "bản đúc" is almost exclusively used for its original, literal meaning in printing and manufacturing. It does not carry the modern figurative social meaning.

1. Stereotype