Question

what was platen????????????????

Answer 1

HELLO



ITS HAS 2 MEANING


1.

the plate in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type.

2.

the cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held.

Answer 2

A platen (or platten) is a flat platform with a variety of roles in printing or manufacturing. It can be a flat metal (or earlier, wooden) plate pressed against a medium (such as paper) to cause an impression in letterpress printing.