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(plat′'n)

noun

a flat metal plate, as that in a printing press which presses the paper against the inked type
☆ in a typewriter, the roller against which the keys strike

Origin: ME plateyne < OFr platine, flat plate, metal plate < plat: see plate

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noun

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.

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Origin: Middle English plateine, paten

Origin: , from Old French platine, metal plate

Origin: , from plat, flat; see plate

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