Character master: A photographic or digitized fount which is used to create typeset images. The term is used to refer to filmstrips, discs, and digitized founts within phototypesetting equipment. Also called Character store.

• 字符母片:用来产生字体影像的一副照相或数码字体。在照相排字机方面，它包括长条菲林带、圆碟和数码形式的一副字体。亦称字模库。