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movable type
This term refers specifically to the technological breakthrough of individual, reusable characters rather than the act of moving a physical object. It is almost exclusively used in historical, academic, or typographic contexts to describe the transition from hand-copying or woodblock printing to mass production.
Because it describes a specific system of technology, it is treated as an uncountable noun. You would not refer to "three movable types" when discussing the invention; instead, you would refer to "the use of movable type" or "pieces of movable type" if referring to the physical characters themselves.
Meanings
Examples
The invention of movable type revolutionized the way information was shared.
Johannes Gutenberg is credited with introducing movable type to Europe.
Look at these old metal blocks used for movable type printing.
Before movable type became common, books were painstakingly copied by hand.
I wonder how long it took to set a whole page using movable type.
The museum exhibit explains the transition from woodblock printing to movable type.
Movable type allowed for the mass production of Bibles and other texts.
Did you know that movable type was actually developed in China long before Gutenberg?