Definitions for "Linotronic"
a company name used to refer to very high resolution image setting
n. Any in the series of high-quality typesetting devices known as Linotronic laser imagesetters, which can print at resolutions such as 1,270 and 2,540 dots per inch (dpi). These devices are commonly attached to PostScript raster image processors (RIPs) so that desktop publishing applications can typeset directly from a microcomputer. See also imagesetter, PostScript, raster image processor.
The Linotronic imagesetters are a now common type of high-quality printer, capable of printing at resolutions of up to 2540 dots per inch. The Linotronic allowed graphic artists to cheaply set type that exceeded the quality of many phototypesetting systems in use at the time. Although too expensive for homes or most offices, but cheaper than many other alternatives of printing, it was the graphic designers dream.