in ti-pô
Definition
- Verb:
- To typeset, to print using movable type: The action of printing text using a typesetting machine that utilizes individual, pre-cast metal or wooden characters (type) arranged into lines and pages.
- To print via letterpress: Specifically refers to the traditional printing method where inked, raised surfaces of movable type or plates are pressed directly onto paper.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cuốn sách này được in ti-pô rất đẹp. (This book was beautifully typeset.)
- Trước đây, các tờ báo đều phải in ti-pô. (In the past, all newspapers had to be printed using movable type.)
- Xưởng của ông ấy chuyên in ti-pô các danh thiếp. (His workshop specializes in letterpress printing of business cards.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is historical and technical. It describes a specific, largely obsolete printing technology (letterpress with movable type) that was dominant before the advent of offset and digital printing. It emphasizes the mechanical process of arranging individual type pieces.
- It can imply a sense of craftsmanship, tradition, or tangible physical process, as opposed to modern digital printing.
Variants and Related Words
- In máy: (Verb) A more general term for machine printing, which can include but also other methods like offset.
- In ấn: (Verb) The general activity of printing and publishing.
- Sắp chữ: (Verb) To typeset; the specific act of arranging the type pieces, which is a key part of the process.
- In lito / In offset: (Verb) Refers to other, more modern printing methods (lithography, offset printing).
Synonyms
- Sắp chữ in: To set type for printing.
- In typo: A direct transliteration variant (less common).
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
- Máy in ti-pô: (Noun) A typesetting/letterpress printing machine.
- Chữ in ti-pô: (Noun) Typeface or font used in letterpress printing; can refer to the physical type pieces.
- Công nghệ in ti-pô: (Noun) Letterpress printing technology.