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Short cross

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005236

The shorter of the two metal crossbars of a printer's chase, the rectangular frame in which a form of type is locked up. The longer bar is called the long cross. The crossbars divide the chase so that the pages of a form sit in separate sections and the whole form is held rigid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005236
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Kurzbalken; Spanish: cruz corta; French: traverse courte
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005236",
  "term": "Short cross",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The shorter of the two metal crossbars of a printer's chase, the rectangular frame in which a form of type is locked up. The longer bar is called the long cross. The crossbars divide the chase so that the pages of a form sit in separate sections and the whole form is held rigid.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kurzbalken",
    "es": "cruz corta",
    "fr": "traverse courte"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/short-cross/"
}

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