Plate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004362",
  "term": "Plate",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A thin, flat sheet of metal, plastic, or paper onto which an image is transferred for printing. This image-carrying component is mounted on a printing press and transfers ink to the substrate, either directly or via an intermediate blanket. Plates are typically made from aluminum for offset lithography.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "backplate",
    "boilerplate"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Druckplatte",
    "es": "plancha",
    "fr": "cliché"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/plate/"
}