a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the p more..a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print(noun.communication)
the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) (noun.communication)
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers (noun.artifact)