Definition

Verb: - To print using movable type or type-cast plates: This refers to the specific printing method using a printing press with pre-arranged, individual metal or wooden type characters (movable type) or cast plates. It distinguishes this mechanical process from other methods like lithography or handwriting.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cuốn sách này được in máy rất sắc nét. (This book was printed using movable type very sharply.)
  • Ngày xưa, báo chí thường được in máy. (In the past, newspapers were usually printed on a press.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc ở xưởng in máy. (He works at a letterpress printing workshop.)

Advanced Usage

• The term in máy is often used in historical or technical contexts to describe traditional printing technology, contrasting with modern digital printing (in kỹ thuật số) or offset printing (in offset).
• It can imply a sense of craftsmanship or a specific aesthetic associated with letterpress printing.

Variants and Related Words

• In typô: A less common variant, derived from the French "typographie," with the same meaning as in máy.
• In letterpress: The direct English technical equivalent.
• In ấn (n/ v): The general term for printing/publishing. In máy is a specific method under in ấn.
• In thạch bản / in litô: Lithography, a different printing method contrasted with in máy in the reference example.

Synonyms

• In bằng chữ rời: To print using movable type. (A descriptive synonym)
• In letterpress: (The English technical term)

Notes on Different Meanings

• in máy specifically refers to the of printing with a press and type. It does not simply mean "to print by machine" in a general modern sense (e.g., a laser printer). For general modern machine printing, terms like in bằng máy (to print using a machine) or in (to print) are more appropriate.
• The reference example contrasts in máy with in li-tô (lithography), highlighting its specific technical meaning.

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