society > communication > printing > printing machine or press > parts of printers or presses > [noun] > platen (8)
A metal (formerly wooden) plate in a printing press, which presses the paper against the inked type to obtain an impression; (more generally) a flat…
Subcategories:
— cord suspending platen (1)
— iron plate on platen (1)
— support for platen (1)
— space between platen projections (2)
— cloth to cover platen (1)
— socket for spindle (1)