Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Activities Facet
3. Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name)
4. [processes and techniques by specific type]
5. [image-making processes and techniques]
6. [printing and printing processes and techniques]
7. printing preparation processes
8. composition (printing preparation)
9. machine composition
10. cold composition

Anotations

Scope note:

The composition of text, using electronic and photographic methods. Images of type characters are projected from a film or disk onto photosensitive film or paper; the resulting page is used to produce, usually, an offset plate.