offset printing

offset printing
offset printing off"set print"ing, n. (Printing) A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper. Called also {offset lithography}. [PJC]

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