photo-offset

American  

[foh-toh-awf-set, -of-] / ˌfoʊ toʊˈɔfˌsɛt, -ˈɒf- /

noun

1. a method of printing, based on photolithography, in which the inked image is transferred from the metal plate to a rubber surface and then to the paper.

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verb (used with or without object)

photo-offset, photo-offsetting

1. to print by photo-offset.

photo-offset British  

noun

1. printing an offset process in which the plates are produced photomechanically

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Etymology

Origin of photo-offset

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

No typesetter had the technological means to exactly reproduce Schmidt’s design, so the writer simply published a photo-offset of his typewritten pages, which remained generously pockmarked by his cross-outs and edits.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2016

In 2010, the foundation released a typeset edition of “Zettel’s Traum,” removing the bar to entry for those who balked at the draft-like feel of the photo-offset.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2016

Saddled with outdated letterpress equipment, the Tribune often produces muddy pictures in a state full of crisp photo-offset newspapers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The orange glow of the candle flame was printed first through a photo-offset process.

From Time Magazine Archive

Index to New Zealand Periodicals—The 1956 issue of the index, the first for which the National Library Service has accepted the responsibility of publication, was printed by photo-offset and distributed.

From Report of the National Library Service for the Year Ended 31 March 1958 by New Zealand. National Library Service