<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">offset plates</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>offset printing</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>offset presses</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>lithographic plates</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>offset plate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>plate, offset</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Flat pieces of metal, usually made of zinc or aluminum, used in offset printing. Plates are treated with a photosensitive substance and then exposed to light to create a printing surface. Used as the first printing surface which transfers the image to a rubber medium; the image is then transfered from the rubber to the final substrate. ]]></note></mads>