"Platen" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
A flat surface, often large, used to support or display items, especially documents or photographs. It can also refer to a thin, flat sheet of material, such as metal, used in printing presses to print pages of text.
A flat or level area of high land, typically with a gradual slope. It can also refer to a period of time when no progress is being made or when a person's skill or knowledge becomes stagnant. For example, "His progress stalled on the plateau of intermediate level after two years of studying English."