process printing

noun

1. a method of printing almost any color by using a limited number of separate color plates, as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, in combination.

process printing

noun

1. a method of making reproductions of a coloured picture, usually by using four halftone plates for different coloured inks

Word History and Origins

Origin of process printing¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

It is, undoubtedly, the best frame for blue process printing, when the area of the glass is not too large.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

But the pressure that is required for the blue process printing, although slight, is much greater than is used in the ordinary photographic process.

Read more on Project Gutenberg