Definition of printing Printing

/pɹɪˈntɪŋ/ - [printing] - print•ing

We found 15 definitions of printing from 6 different sources.

What does printing mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: printings
printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
		printing process
		writing the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"
		typography, composition the craft of composing type and printing from it
		letterpress, relief printing printing from a plate with raised characters
		intaglio printing, intaglio, gravure a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print
		process printing a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates
		planographic printing, planography the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)
		offset printing, offset a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
		carbon process a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
		business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
		printing process, printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
		gravure the act of intaglio printing
		publication, issue the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
printing - text handwritten in the style of printed matter
printing - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
		impression
		publication the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
		printing process, printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
		edition the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
		test copy, trial impression, proof a trial photographic print from a negative

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Wiktionary

printing (Noun)
The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
printing (Noun)
Material that has been printed.
printing (Noun)
All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
printing (Noun)
Written characters that are not joined up.
printing (Verb)
Present participle of print.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

printing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Print
printing (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.

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printing
The process of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
printing
The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution.