offset printing
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Etymology
The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket.
Noun
- 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.
- Synonyms: offset, offset lithography
- Hypernym: planography
Translations
offset printing
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Further reading
offset printing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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