platen
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noun \ˈpla-tən\Definition of PLATEN
1
: a flat plate; especially : one that exerts or receives pressure (as in a printing press)
2
: the roller of a typewriter or printer
Origin of PLATEN
Middle English plateine thin metal plate, from Anglo-French, from plate
First Known Use: 1541
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