step-and-repeat
[ step-uh n-ri-peet ]
/ ˈstɛp ən rɪˈpit /
adjective Printing.
noting or pertaining to a process by which successive photo-offset plates are produced automatically or semiautomatically with great precision: used especially in making plates for multicolor printing.
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Nearby words
step out of line, step rocket, step turn, step up, step-, step-and-repeat, step-by-step, step-down, step-in, step-off, step-on
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