Definition of Printing

Babylon English Dictionary
act of imprinting images or words onto paper; printed letters
stamp ink onto paper or other material; mark with a sign; copy, duplicate; make fingerprints; publish, issue (books, newspapers, etc.); write in block letters (opposite of cursive)
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Printing Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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A term referring to methods of applying designs to greige goods. Some types of printing are roller printing, screen printing, and handblocked printing.
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Printing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Print
  
(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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\print"ing\, 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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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Argraffdy = n. printing office
Argraffwasg = n. printing press
Printiad = n. a printing
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. text handwritten in the style of printed matter
(hypernym) writing
2. the business of printing
(hypernym) commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
(hyponym) gravure
(classification) printing process
(class) justify
3. reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
(synonym) printing process
(hypernym) writing
(hyponym) typography, composition
(derivation) print, publish
(class) live
4. all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
(synonym) impression
(hypernym) publication
(hyponym) edition
(classification) printing process

Noun
1. the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white"
(synonym) black and white
(hypernym) written communication, written language
(hyponym) fingerprint
(derivation) impress
2. a picture or design printed from an engraving
(hypernym) graphic art
(hyponym) contact print
3. a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
(synonym) mark
(hypernym) indication, indicant
(hyponym) footprint, footmark, step
4. a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
(hypernym) copy
5. a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
6. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
(synonym) photographic print
(hypernym) photograph, photo, exposure, pic
(hyponym) cutout

Verb
1. put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
(synonym) publish
(hypernym) produce, make, create
(hyponym) republish
(derivation) black and white
2. write as if with print; not cursive
(hypernym) write
(hyponym) misprint
3. make into a print; "print the negative"
(hypernym) reproduce
(hyponym) lithograph
(derivation) photographic print
4. reproduce by printing
(synonym) impress
(hypernym) write
(hyponym) letter
(derivation) black and white
Printing Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Printing is a process for reproducing text and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.

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