In printing, a type of plate made by casting from a typeset, used to reproduce the same content in large quantities.
昔の印刷所では、ステレオタイプを使って大量印刷を行っていた。
Old printing houses used stereotypes (plates) to do mass printing.
A stereotype: a fixed or oversimplified image or idea about a person or thing, often involving prejudice.
性別によるステレオタイプをなくすために教育が重要だ。
Education is important to eliminate gender stereotypes.
あの映画はステレオタイプな描き方が多く、深みがない。
That movie has many stereotypical portrayals and lacks depth.
面接でステレオタイプに基づいて判断してはいけない。
You must not judge candidates based on stereotypes in interviews.