offset printing
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Offset.svg/220px-Offset.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket.
Noun
[edit]- Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.
- Synonym: offset
- Hypernym: planography
Translations
[edit]offset printing
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Further reading
[edit]offset printing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia