photomechanical

Of, relating to, or involving any of various methods by which plates are prepared for printing by means of photography.

Pertaining to or consisting in the mechanical production of pictures by the aid of light, as in photoengraving, photolithography, etc.

Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention of hand engraving.

of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images

of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing