Tüübitud

Tüübitud is an Estonian term used to describe text or documents that have been arranged, spaced, and styled for printing or publication, i.e., set in type. The word derives from tüüp, meaning type, font, or style, with the suffix -itud forming a past participle. In this sense, tüübitud denotes a stage in production where the copy has passed through a layout or typesetting process.

Historically, in traditional printing houses, tüübitud text referred to pages that had been laid out by a compositor and prepared for printing plates. The concept carried a clear distinction from raw manuscript or unformatted copy. With the evolution of printing technology, the term expanded to encompass electronic typesetting and desktop publishing, where text is arranged, formatted, and prepared for final output, including considerations such as kerning, line breaks, and pagination.

In contemporary usage, tüübitud text is often contrasted with unformatted or transcriptionist text. It signals that typography and layout decisions have been finalized, making the material ready for publication, archival description, or professional presentation. The term remains most common in publishing, archival metadata, and professional typography contexts within Estonian-language environments.

Usage notes: tüübitud is primarily encountered in professional contexts related to publishing, typography, and document production. It may appear in book production workflows, library and archive descriptions, or communications describing the stage of a document’s preparation before printing or digital release.