1. to set type or arrange text for printing using photographic or digital methods rather than traditional metal type
Usage: printing and publishing; largely historical; replaced by modern digital typesetting

Examples

• The newspaper began to photocompose its pages in the 1970s.
• Modern designers rarely photocompose; they use digital layout software instead.
• The printing house decided to photocompose the manuscript to speed up production.
• Before digital typesetting, publishers would photocompose text onto film for offset printing.