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(1):

(n.) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression.

(2):

(n.) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; - also called table.

(3):

(n.) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Platen'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/platen.html. 1828.
 
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