·vt Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to Fix.
II. Stereotype ·noun The art or process of making such plates, or of executing work by means of them.
III. Stereotype ·vt To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.
IV. Stereotype ·noun A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, ·etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.