thước sắp chữ
Definition
- Noun:
- Composing stick: A hand-held tool used in traditional typesetting to assemble individual metal or wooden type characters into a line of text before locking them into a form for printing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người thợ sắp chữ cẩn thận đặt từng con chữ vào thước sắp chữ. (The typesetter carefully placed each piece of type into the composing stick.)
- Thước sắp chữ là một dụng cụ không thể thiếu trong in ấn cổ điển. (The composing stick is an indispensable tool in classical printing.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is specific to the historical craft of manual typesetting and is now primarily used in discussions of traditional printing, typography history, or preservation of the craft.
Variants and Related Words
- Sắp chữ (v): to typeset; to arrange type for printing.
- Khuôn in (n): printing form or chase; the metal frame that holds the locked type from the composing stick.
Synonyms
- Typesetting stick
- Setting stick
- Composer's stick
Notes on Usage
- "Thước sắp chữ" is a compound noun. The core word "thước" means a ruler or straightedge, but in this specific technical compound, it refers to the stick-like tool. The phrase "sắp chữ" means "to arrange letters/type."
- This term is highly specialized and is not used in everyday modern language, as the technology it refers to is largely obsolete.