noun
phototypesetter; phototypesetting machine
A machine used in phototypesetting, a now largely obsolete printing technology where text is set photographically.
写真植字機は、かつて印刷業界で広く使われていた。
Phototypesetting machines were once widely used in the printing industry.
Compound of 写真 (photograph) + 植字 (typesetting) + 機 (machine).