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plat·en
(plăt′n)n.
1. The roller in a typewriter that serves as the backing for the paper against which the type bars strike.
2. The roller in a printer against which the print head strikes.
3. A flat plate or rolling cylinder in a printing press that positions the paper and holds it against the inked type.
4. The glass surface of a flatbed scanner.
[Middle English plateine, paten, from Old French platine, metal plate, from plat, flat; see plate.]
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platen
(ˈplætən)n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike
3. (Mechanical Engineering) the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used
[C15: from Old French platine, from plat flat; see plate]
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plat•en
(ˈplæt n)n.
1. a cylinder or flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against an inked surface to produce an impression.
2. the roller of a typewriter or impact printer used for guiding paper through the device.
[1400–50; earlier platyne, late Middle English plateyne chalice cover < Middle French platine. See plate, -ine3]
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| Noun | 1. |  platen - work table of a machine tool table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" |
| 2. | platen - the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic | |
| 3. | platen - the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike roller - a cylinder that revolves |
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platen
n (of typewriter, printer) → Walze f
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