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linecaster

noun

Etymology

From line + caster.

  1. derived from chaste — “chaste”
  2. derived from castra — “fortification”
  3. suffixed as caster — “cast + er”
  4. compounded as linecaster — “line + caster”

Definitions

  1. A typesetting machine that casts entire lines of type in metal slugs.

    • The following are standard linecaster operating units either fitted to the linecaster keyboard or free-standing.
    • This length of perforated paper tape was then fed, by another operator, into a linecaster machine which automatically read the perforation codes on the paper tape and made the metal casts accordingly.

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