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CLICHE OFFSET [2 records]

Record 1 2016-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A sheet of material that carries the image and non-image areas generally on the same plane, the former accepting the ink and the latter rejecting it.

OBS

litho master; offset master; direct master: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Feuille portant les zones d'image et de non-image généralement sur le même plan, les premières retenant l'encre, les secondes la repoussant.

OBS

cliché litho; cliché offset; cliché direct : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

A flat sheet of rolled material made of metal, plastic or paper and used on an offset press to transmit an image to a blanket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

Feuille de métal, de plastique ou de papier dont une face reçoit par copie photomécanique le transfert des éléments imprimants.

Spanish

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