computer typesetting; computerized typesetting
Technical term for typesetting performed by computer systems, as opposed to traditional phototypesetting or manual methods.
With the introduction of computer typesetting, the typesetting process was greatly shortened.
写植 (phototypesetting) is the broader category; 電算写植 specifically refers to the computer-driven variant.
DTP (desktop publishing) is a more modern, personal-computer-based approach, while 電算写植 often implies larger dedicated systems.
Compound of 電算 (computer) and 写植 (phototypesetting), reflecting the computerization of traditional phototypesetting processes.