printing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun text handwritten in the style of printed matter
  2. noun the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
  3. noun reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    printing process.
  4. noun all the copies of a work printed at one time
    impression.
    • they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
  5. verb put into print
    print; publish.
    • The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
    • These news should not be printed
  6. verb write as if with print; not cursive
    print.
  7. verb make into a print
    print.
    • print the negative
  8. verb reproduce by printing
    print; impress.

WordNet

Print"ing noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913