A compositor is someone whose job is to arrange words, pictures, and spaces on a page so a book, newspaper, or poster can be printed.

A compositor指 is someone whose job is一個工作是 to arrange words, pictures, and spaces on a page安排文字、圖片，和版面留白，so a book, newspaper, or poster can be printed好讓書、報紙，或海報能被印出來的人。

In the old print shop this meant setting metal letters by hand, one by one, into lines — that worker was also called a typesetter. Later the same job moved to film, then to a screen, but the idea stayed: decide what sits where before the page is printed.

In the old print shop在舊式印刷廠裡 this meant setting metal letters by hand這指的是用手一個一個排金屬活字，one by one一次一個字，into lines排成一行行——that worker那個工人 was also called a typesetter也叫typesetter（排字工）。Later後來 the same job moved to film同樣的工作轉到底片，then to a screen再轉到螢幕上，but the idea stayed但概念沒變：decide what sits where先決定什麼東西放在哪裡 before the page is printed再送去印刷。

It is a workplace word, not an everyday one.

It is a workplace word這是個職場用語，not an everyday one不是日常用字。

Though actually, if you watch film credits you will also see compositor: there it means a person who layers pictures together (an actor, a street, smoke, and so on). Same “putting together” family, different workplace. This entry is the print-page one.

Though actually不過事實上，if you watch film credits如果你看電影片尾名單 you will also see compositor也會看到compositor：there在那裡 it means a person who layers pictures together指的是把畫面一層層疊在一起的人（an actor演員、a street街景、smoke煙，and so on等等）。Same "putting together" family同樣都是「組合起來」這個字族，different workplace但工作場合不同。This entry這個條目 is the print-page one講的是印刷排版這個意思。