Definition
The process of cleaning or dressing the surface of something, particularly in metalworking or printing where edges are trimmed and refined.
Etymology
From the verb 'fet' meaning to clean or prepare a surface. This technical term developed in trades like printing and metalwork where finishing surfaces was essential to quality work.
Kelly Says
In old printing shops, 'fetting' was the detail work that separated sloppy from stunning—it's the kind of forgotten craft word that shows how much pride artisans took in their work!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
ARالعربية
تجهيز
ta-h-jiyz
CACatalà
ajustament
a-joo-stah-ment
CSČeština
nastavení
na-stah-ve-nie
DADansk
indstilling
in-ds-til-ling
DEDeutsch
Einrichten
eye-n-ree-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ρύθμιση
ree-th-mee-seh
ESEspañol
ajuste
ah-hues-teh
FRFrançais
mise en forme
mee-zohn fohr-mah
HEעברית
התקנה
ha-te-kah-nah
HUMagyar
beállítás
be-al-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyesuaian
pe-ne-sua-an
ITItaliano
impostazione
im-po-stah-tsee-oh-neh
MRMR
सुधारणा
soo-dha-ra-na
MSBahasa Melayu
penyesuaian
pe-ne-sua-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pyu-pyin
NLNederlands
afstellen
af-stel-len
NONorsk
innstilling
in-stil-ling
PLPolski
ustawianie
oo-stah-vee-an-yeh
PTPortuguês
ajuste
ah-hues-teh
RORomână
reglare
re-glah-reh
RUРусский
настройка
na-stroy-ka
SVSvenska
inställning
in-stäl-ling
SWKiswahili
kusanyiko
ku-sa-ni-ko
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்தல்
sari-chey-thal
THไทย
การปรับแต่ง
gaan-ap-daeng
TLTL
pag-aayos
pa-ga-ayos
TRTürkçe
düzenleme
doo-zen-leh-meh
UKУкраїнська
налаштування
na-lash-toov-nya
VITiếng Việt
cài đặt
cai-dat
ZUZU
ukusetha
oo-ku-se-tha