filmsetter

English

Etymology

From film +‎ setter.

Noun

filmsetter (plural filmsetters)

1. A filmsetting machine.
   • 1978, Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, Jay E. Daily, Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, →ISBN:

     This provided an input speed that exceeded the capability of unscanned image filmsetters. Unscanned filmsetter devices use a moving matrix grid or a stationary character grid with electromechanical control of character selection for photographic recording.

   • 1989, Allen Hutt, Bob James, Newspaper Design Today: A Manual for Professionals, page 24:

     The first thing to remember about a filmsetter is that it is a camera and that its function is to present language in all its beauty, variety and intricacy.

   • 2007, John Lewis, Typography: Design and Practice, →ISBN, page 107:

     With an accurate lay-out the bulk of the make-up can be done on the filmsetter.