xếp chữ

Nhà in dùng máy xếp chữ để sắp các con chữ chì.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To typeset: The primary meaning of "xếp chữ" is the act of arranging individual pieces of type (letters, punctuation, spaces) to prepare text for printing.
   • To compose (text for printing): It refers to the specific craft or process of assembling type to form words, lines, and pages.

2. Noun (less common):

   • Typesetting: The process or job of arranging type.
   • Typesetter: A person who performs this task (often "thợ xếp chữ").

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công việc của ông ấy là xếp chữ cho nhà in. (His job is to typeset for the printing house.)
  • Trước đây, người thợ phải xếp chữ bằng tay. (In the past, the craftsman had to set the type by hand.)
• Noun (referring to the process):
  • Xếp chữ là một nghề thủ công tỉ mỉ. (Typesetting is a meticulous craft.)

Advanced Usage

• "xếp chữ chì": Refers specifically to hot metal typesetting using lead (linotype/monotype).
  • Bố tôi từng làm nghề xếp chữ chì. (My father used to work in lead typesetting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sắp chữ (v): A synonym for "xếp chữ," also meaning to typeset.
• Thợ xếp chữ / Thợ sắp chữ (n): A typesetter, a compositor.
• Máy xếp chữ (n): A typesetting machine, a compositor.

Synonyms

• Typeset: To set material in type.
• Compose: To set up type for printing.
• Set type: The general action of arranging printing type.

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