pho•to-off•set
Pronunciation: (fō"tō-ôf'set", -of'-), [key]
— n., v., -set, -set•ting.
—n.
- a method of printing, based on photolithography, in which the inked image is transferred from the metal plate to a rubber surface and then to the paper.
—v.t., v.i.
- to print by photo-offset.
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