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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.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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