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noun

Platen n. (Mach.)

(a)

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

(b)

Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression.

(c)

The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; also called table.

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... regarding the history and mechanical construction of platen printing presses, from the original hand press to the modern job press, to which is added a chapter on automatic presses of small size. 51pp.; ...

— The Uses of Italic - A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters • Frederick W. Hamilton

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