typesetting

UK: /ˈtaɪpsɛtɪŋ/ US: (tīp′set′ing)

From the verb typeset: (⇒ conjugate)

typesetting is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

type•set•ting  (tīp′set′ing), n. 

1. Printing the process or action of setting type.

adj. 

2. Printing used or intended for setting type.

• type + setting 1855–60

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

type•set  (tīp′set′), v.t., -set, -set•ting, adj. 
v.t. 

1. Printing to set (textual matter) in type.

adj. 

2. Printing (of written, textual matter) set in type.

• back formation from typesetter 1865–70

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typeset / ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/ verb ( -sets, -setting, -set)

1. (transitive) to set (textual matter) in type