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Definitions of platen in various dictionaries:
noun - work table of a machine tool
noun - the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
noun - the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike
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| the plate in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type. |
| The plate in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type. |
| The cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held. |
| the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike |
| the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type |
| work table of a machine tool |
| The roller in a typewriter that serves as the backing for the paper against which the type bars strike. |
| Computer Science The roller in a printer against which the print head strikes. |
| A flat plate or rolling cylinder in a printing press that positions the paper and holds it against the inked type. |
| The glass surface of a flatbed scanner. |
| Platen description |
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| A platen (or platten) is a flat platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing. It can be a flat metal (or earlier, wooden) plate pressed against a medium (such as paper) to cause an impression in letterpress printing. Platen may also refer to a typewriter roller which friction-feeds paper into position below the typebars or print head, it can refer to the glass surface of a copier, or it can refer to the rotating disk used to polish semiconductor wafers. |