offset printing

== English == === Etymology === The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket. === Noun === offset printing (uncountable) 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. Synonyms: offset, offset lithography Hypernym: planography ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === offset printing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia