Definition of Printing

1. Noun. Text handwritten in the style of printed matter.

Generic synonyms: Writing

2. Noun. The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution.
Generic synonyms: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Specialized synonyms: Gravure, Issue, Publication
Examples of category: Case, Compositor's Case, Typesetter's Case, Justify
Category relationships: Printing Process

3. Noun. Reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication.

4. Noun. All the copies of a work printed at one time. "They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
Exact synonyms: Impression
Generic synonyms: Publication
Specialized synonyms: Edition, Proof, Test Copy, Trial Impression, Mackle
Category relationships: Printing Process

Definition of Printing

1. n. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints.

Definition of Printing

1. a reproduction from a printing surface [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Printing

printabilities
printability
printable
printed
printed circuit
printed symbol
printer
printer's devil
printer's ink
printeries
printers
printery
printer cable
printhead
printheads
printing (current term)
printings
printing business
printing company
printing concern
printing ink
printing machine
printing operation
printing press
printing process
printing unit
printless
printmaker
printmakers
printmaking

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