Movable type is a term that refers to individual letters or characters that can be arranged and rearranged to create text or images on a printing press. Other synonyms for movable type include letterpress, printing type, moveable typefaces, and typeset. These terms all refer to the same technique of manual typesetting that was widely used before the advent of digital printing technology. Movable type revolutionized the printing industry by allowing for faster and more efficient printing of large quantities of text. Today, the concept of movable type is still relevant and has even found new applications in digital design and typography.