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movable type

–noun Printing.
type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.

Origin:
1760–70
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movable type  
n.   Printing
Type in which each character is cast on a separate piece of metal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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