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Definition of: platen
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(plat′n) noun Mech.
1. The part of a printing press, typewriter, or the like, on which the paper is supported to receive the impression.
2. In a machine tool, the adjustable table that carries the work. [<OF platine a flat piece, metal plate <plat. See PLATE.]
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