What does "offset printing" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "offset printing"?

Common synonyms include: offset, offsets.

Offset printing

noun

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Noun

1
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. uncountable
2
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper wordnet

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offset offsets

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digital printing print digitally relief printing rotogravure

Etymology

The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket.

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