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platen

pla·ten

UK/ˈplætən/ US/ˈplætʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type

3.

the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike

Origin

From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.

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