# offset printing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.

## Etymology
The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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