offset printing
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English[edit]
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