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print·ing       [prin-ting] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc.
2.the act of a person or thing that prints.
3.words, symbols, etc., in printed form.
4.printed material.
5.the total number of copies of a book or other publication printed at one time: The book had a first printing of 10,000.
6.writing in which the letters resemble printed ones.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see print, -ing1]
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print       (prĭnt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A mark or impression made in or on a surface by pressure: the print of footsteps in the sand. See Synonyms at impression.
    1. A device or implement, such as a stamp, die, or seal, used to press markings onto or into a surface.
    2. Something formed or marked by such a device.
    3. Lettering or other impressions produced in ink as from type by a printing press or from digital fonts by an electronic printer.
    4. Matter so produced; printed material.
    5. Printed state or form.
    6. A printed publication, such as a magazine or newspaper.
    7. Printed matter.
    8. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
    9. The pattern itself.
    1. Lettering or other impressions produced in ink as from type by a printing press or from digital fonts by an electronic printer.
    2. Matter so produced; printed material.
    3. Printed state or form.
    4. A printed publication, such as a magazine or newspaper.
    5. Printed matter.
    6. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
    7. The pattern itself.
    1. A printed publication, such as a magazine or newspaper.
    2. Printed matter.
    3. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
    4. The pattern itself.
  5. A design or picture transferred from an engraved plate, wood block, lithographic stone, or other medium.
  6. A photographic image transferred to paper or a similar surface, usually from a negative.
  7. A copy of a film or movie made from a negative.
    1. A fabric or garment with a dyed pattern that has been pressed onto it, usually by engraved rollers.
    2. The pattern itself.

v.   print·ed, print·ing, prints

v.   tr.
  1. To press (a mark or design, for example) onto or into a surface.
    1. To make an impression on or in (a surface) with a device such as a stamp, seal, or die.
    2. To press (a stamp or similar device) onto or into a surface to leave a marking.
    3. To produce by means of pressed type, an electronic printer, or similar means, on a paper surface.
    4. To offer in printed form; publish.
    1. To produce by means of pressed type, an electronic printer, or similar means, on a paper surface.
    2. To offer in printed form; publish.
  4. To write (something) in characters similar to those commonly used in print.
  5. To impress firmly in the mind or memory.
  6. To produce a photographic image from (a negative, for example) by passing light through film onto a photosensitive surface, especially sensitized paper.

v.   intr.
    1. To work as a printer.
    2. To produce printed material.
  2. To produce something in printed form by means of a printing press or other reproduction process.
  3. To write characters similar to those commonly used in print.
  4. To produce or receive an impression, marking, or image.

adj.   Of, relating to, writing for, or constituting printed publications: a print journalist; print coverage.


[Middle English preinte, from Old French, from feminine past participle of preindre, to press, alteration of prembre, from Latin premere; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.]

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print·ing       (prĭn'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The art, process, or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or by similar means.
    1. The act of one that prints.
    2. Matter that is printed.
  3. All the copies of a publication, such as a book, that are printed at one time.
  4. Written characters not connected to one another and resembling those appearing in print.

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printing

noun
1. text handwritten in the style of printed matter 
2. the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution 
3. reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication 
4. all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [syn: impression] 

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Printing

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.

Block printing. See under Block.

Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light.

Printing house, a printing office.

Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc. It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning. Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities. --Ure.

Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or newspapers, etc., are printed.

Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books, pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.

Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper, handbills, etc.

Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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