offset printing

Noun
Synonyms: offsetoffset printing

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paperSynonyms: offsetoffset printing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

offset printing \off"set print"ing\, n. (Printing) A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper. Called also offset lithography. [PJC]
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