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Typesetting
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<p>Typesetting is the composition of <a href="/facts/Written_language/QQ5DlfoK">text</a> for publication, display, or distribution by means of arranging <a href="/facts/Metal_type/7hLKC5nF">physical <i>type</i></a> (or <i>sort</i>) in mechanical systems or <i><a href="/facts/Glyphs/A7Gesbxj">glyphs</a></i> in digital systems representing <i><a href="/facts/Character_(symbol)/F6lt3g5D">characters</a></i> (letters and other symbols). Stored types are retrieved and ordered according to a language's <a href="/facts/Orthography/sJPhCpsU">orthography</a> for visual display. Typesetting requires one or more <a href="/facts/Font/04Q7sE8J">fonts</a> (which are widely but erroneously confused with and substituted for <a href="/facts/Typeface/It41hIjl">typefaces</a>). One significant effect of typesetting was that authorship of works could be spotted more easily, making it difficult for copiers who have not gained permission. </p>