letterpress printing; type printing; typography
Refers to printing using movable type or relief printing plates, as opposed to digital or offset methods. Often used in historical or technical contexts.
Letterpress printing was invented by Gutenberg.
This book was made using letterpress printing.
印刷 is the general term for printing, while 活字印刷 specifically refers to letterpress or type printing.
オフセット印刷 is offset printing, a modern method that replaced letterpress for most commercial printing.
Compound of 活字 (movable type) and 印刷 (printing). The term became common with the spread of Western-style printing technology in Japan.