make printing plates; plate making
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to make plates for printing (after typesetting and proofreading)
technicalA technical publishing term referring to the final stage before printing when the finalized manuscript is converted into printing plates. Once this stage is reached, major revisions become difficult or impossible without significant cost.
Shū书
gǎo稿
yǐ已
jīng经
fù付
xíng型
，
bù不
biàn便
zài再
zuò作
dà大
de的
gǎi改
dòng动
。
The manuscript has already gone to plate-making, so it is inconvenient to make major revisions.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
xià下
zhōu周
fù付
xíng型
，
yù预
jì计
yuè月
dǐ底
shàng上
shì市
。
This book goes to plate-making next week and is expected to hit shelves at the end of the month.
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Zài在
fù付
xíng型
zhī之
qián前
，
chū出
bǎn版
shè社
jìn进
xíng行
le了
sān三
cì次
jiào校
duì对
。
Before plate-making, the publishing house conducted three rounds of proofreading.
Yī一
dàn旦
fù付
xíng型
，
xiū修
gǎi改
chéng成
běn本
huì会
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
。
Once the plates are made, the cost of modifications becomes very high.