Printing

Definitions

1. The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
   uncountable
2. Synonym of printed matter.
   uncountable
3. Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).
   countable
4. Handwritten characters that are not joined up.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter⟳ annually.”

“They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect⟳ an invoice shortly.”

“She owns a copy⟳ of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like⟳ Freudian slips.”

“The instructions said, "Please⟳ sign⟳ your name⟳ and then print⟳ your name⟳ below your signature," so he wrote out his name⟳ underneath in the neatest printing that his hand could muster.”

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