Noun: photomechanics
- The process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods
"photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing";
- photoplate making
- The technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing
"Photomechanics was crucial in the development of mass printing"
Type of: photography, technic [N. Amer], technique