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Movable type
Movable type is a printing system using individual, reusable characters that can be arranged to form texts. It was invented in China by Bi Sheng in the eleventh century under the Song Dynasty, using ceramic type. Printing flourished under the Song, though woodblock printing remained dominant in China.
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