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Noun ottmar mergenthaler has 1 sense
- Mergenthaler, Ottmar Mergenthaler - United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)
--1 is a kind of inventor, discoverer, artificer
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Ottmar Mergenthaler
Description:
Ottmar Mergenthaler was a German-born American inventor widely known for his invention of the Linotype machine,
an influential typesetting device used in the printing industry during the late 19th and early 20th century.
Examples:
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Noun:
One of Mergenthaler's greatest contributions to the printing industry was the development of the Linotype
machine.
Ottmar Mergenthaler's innovation revolutionized typesetting and significantly increased the speed and
efficiency of newspaper production.
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Verb:
Linotype machines were widely used in newspaper publishing until the late 20th century when digital
typesetting techniques began to replace the manually operated Mergenthaler's invention.
I learned how to operate a Linotype machine, just like Ottmar Mergenthaler, during my apprenticeship at a
local printing press.
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