·noun The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
II. Platen ·noun Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an Impression.
III. Platen ·noun The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool;
— also called table.