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Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types of material.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etching | 3D printing | 1986 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Aquatint | 1772 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Chromolithography | 1837 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Daisy wheel printing | 1889 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Digital printing | 1991 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Dot matrix printing | 1925 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Dye-sublimation | 1957 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Etching | c. 1515 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Hectograph | 1860 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Hot metal typesetting | 1884 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Inkjet printing | 1950 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Intaglio (printmaking) | 1430 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Laser printing | 1969 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Lithography | 1796 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Mezzotint | 1642 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Mimeograph | 1885 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Movable type | 1040 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Offset printing | 1875 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Photostat and rectigraph | 1907 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Phototypesetting | 1949 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Pintadera | 10,000 BC | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Printing press | c. 1440 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Relief printing | 1690 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Rotary press | 1843 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Screen printing | 1911 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Solid ink printing | 1972 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Spark printing | 1940 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Spirit duplicator | 1923 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Thermal printing | c. 1972 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Etching | Thermal-transfer printing | 1981 | 1.00 | infobox |
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