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Platen

//ˈplætən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.

    "And the form is inked, the paper is applied, the bed is slid, and the platen is levered down and the proof is printed."

  2. 2
    the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike wordnet
  3. 3
    The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression.
  4. 4
    the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type wordnet
  5. 5
    The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool.
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  1. 6
    work table of a machine tool wordnet
  2. 7
    The flat glass surface of a scanner or photocopier on which operators place items to be scanned.

Etymology

From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.

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