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Offset printing

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offsetverbAnything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
photo-offsetnoun(printing) A method of offset printing that uses photolithographic plates.
rotary printing pressnounA printing press that uses cylinders for carrying ink onto the printed surface, used in flexography, gravure and offset printing.
blanketnounA heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
block printingnounSynonym of woodblock printing.
pad printingnounA printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object, the image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.
printing rollnounIn offset printing and flexography, a cylinder carrying the printing form.
relief printingnounAny printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.
spanishingnoun(printing, manufacturing) A printing process in which an ink is deposited on the bottoms and sides of depressions formed in a material, usually plastic
rotogravurenounA printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders.
nature printingnounA printing process that produces an impression of plants, animals, rocks, or other natural subjects.
printing innoun(photography) A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another negative.
letterpressnoun(printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image.
autotypographynoun(archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made.
flexographynounA method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
intaglionounA design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
repronoun(informal, computing) A method for reproducing a bug or problem.
impact printernoun(computing, retronym) A printer in which each character is produced by part of the mechanism striking the paper (normally through an inked ribbon)
aquatonenounAn offset printing method using a gelatin-coated zinc plate to print type, line illustrations, and fine-screen halftones.
perfectingnounThe bringing of something to a state of perfection.

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