printing

American  

[prin-ting] / ˈprɪn tɪŋ /

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.

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printing British  

/ ˈprɪntɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. the process, business, or art of producing printed matter

   2. ( as modifier )

      printing ink

2. printed text

3. Also called: impression.  all the copies of a book or other publication printed at one time

4. a form of writing in which letters resemble printed letters

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Other Word Forms

• nonprinting adjective

Etymology

Origin of printing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; print, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Banks are printing some solid numbers in loan growth, with a lot of that coming from loans to non-bank financial institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal

They stand for as many as eight hours a day in front of an antique press, printing custom cards, invitations and stationery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The long term vision is to combine this bacterial co culture with Martian regolith and use it as feedstock for 3D printing on Mars.

From Science Daily

The structures are fabricated using two-photon polymerization lithography with commercial 3D printing systems.

From Science Daily

Among the treasures are George Washington’s annotated draft of the Constitution, the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and a rare printing of the Declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• copy
• distribution
• issuance