1. metal printing plates made by electroplating a wax or plastic mold
Usage: printing

1. makes metal printing plates by electroplating
Usage: printing

Examples

• The newspaper used electrotypes to print multiple copies of the same page.
• Old printing shops stored hundreds of electrotypes for reprinting popular books.
• The publisher electrotypes the original typeset pages for mass production.
• Electrotypes allowed printers to preserve original type while making multiple impressions.
• The printing company electrotypes each page before running the full print job.