Druckvorlage

printing matrix, master copy (for printmaking)

noun DRUK-for-la-guh Rare

Usage Note

Druckvorlage is the original plate, block or screen from which prints are made. In digital printing it also means the ready-to-print file; in printmaking it is the matrix itself.

Examples

"Die Druckvorlage aus Zink wurde nach zehn Auflagen entsorgt."

Natural Translation

The zinc printing matrix was discarded after ten runs.

Literal Translation

The printing-matrix from zinc was after ten editions discarded.

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