Autotype

/ˈɔːtətaɪp/ noun

A photomechanical printing process that reproduces images by using photographic techniques to create printing plates, or a print made by this process.

From auto- (self) + type (from Greek typos, impression). 19th-century printing term describing a photographic-based printing method that automates image reproduction.

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