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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
platen /ˈplat(ə)n/

▶noun

1 the flat surface in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type.

2 the cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held.

– origin C16: from Fr. platine ‘flat piece’ from plat ‘flat’.

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