typeform

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noun

The part of a printing press which holds the type, and against which the platen is pressed.

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Meanings

nountypeform (plural typeforms)

plural typeforms

  1. historicalmediaThe part of a printing press which holds the type, and against which the platen is pressed.

    Once these important ingredients were ready, ink was spread over the raised letters of the typeform. The flat surface, called a platen, was then slowly lowered, pressing well-moistened paper against the relief surface.

    1987, Robert Woods, Printing and Production for Promotional Materials, page 36

Origin

From type + form.

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APA

typeform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeform

MLA

“typeform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeform. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typeform,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typeform.

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