pressroom
- noun
- /ˈprɛsˌrum/
:
taller de prensas
- Noise and activity in the pressroom disturb the quiet of the rest of the factory.
Examples
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I left the wedding rings in the pressroom.
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While the transition from "hot metal" compositing to computerized typesetting has been extensively analyzed, there was another transformation occurring simultaneously: in the pressroom, letterpress was gradually replaced by offset lithography.
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These are two small Wharfedale machines in the pressroom on the third floor, western side.
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Few people appear in the film, and it is hard to discern the entire pressroom because of the focus on the moving machinery.
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Eventually, the pressroom's new machines became less controversial.
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This is the pressroom, third floor, eastern side, with the Miehle Perfecta.
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the government began introducing offset-lithographic machinery into its pressroom.
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The gradual incursion of offset lithography into the pressroom resulted in a peculiar array of workplace practices, including decisions that to an outsider might seem illogical.
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The introduction of offset lithography into the main pressroom of the government required negotiations with the Printing and Kindred Industries Union (PKIU) and involved the redefinition of trade demarcations.
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The pressroom is where workers operate the machines that print the newspapers.
How Noisy
2
3.5
- Specialized
12
3.7
- Specialized
3
3.4
61
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pressroom is made of press and room. Here the part press is the machine that 'presses' or 'pushes' material to shape or print it, so a pressroom is the room where those pressing machines are used.