Photomechanics

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  photomechanics
       n 1: the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders)
            are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics
            revolutionized the practice of printing" [syn: {photoplatemaking}]
       2: the technique of using photomechanical methods to make
          photographs into plates for printing