Anastatic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006749",
  "term": "Anastatic",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a printing process that reproduces an existing printed document by transferring its image to a zinc plate. This method involves treating the original with acid, pressing it onto a prepared plate, and then printing from the plate. It was primarily used for reproducing old prints or manuscripts.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "references": [
    "anastatic - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "anastatisch",
    "es": "anastático",
    "fr": "anastatique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/anastatic/"
}