noun
- a machine that casts complete lines of type in metal, especially a Linotype machine
Usage: printing; historical
Examples
- The newspaper used a linecaster to set type for the daily edition.
- Before computers, skilled operators ran linecasters in printing shops.
- The old linecaster produced hot metal type one line at a time.
- Many newspapers replaced their linecasters with phototypesetting equipment.
- The museum displayed a restored linecaster from the 1920s.
- Operating a linecaster required considerable training and skill.