Printing press
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title:
Printing press
text:
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in which the cloth, paper, or other medium was brushed or rubbed repeatedly to achieve the transfer of ink and accelerated the process. Typically used for texts, the invention and global spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium. In Germany, aroun
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Mechanism that applies ink to a medium
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_press
date created:
2001-10-14T05:33:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:26:35Z
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