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Creative Glossary > Digital Fine Art Print Making > Platemark
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Term: Platemark
Subcategory: General
Definition: A platemark is simply an indentation that occurs at the edge of a printed image.  It results from the plate pushing itself into the paper while it passes through the printing press.  These kinds of impressions are made in etching and intaglio print processes in which that image is on a metal plate.

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