printing
English meaning: Printing
Definition
To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.
Example
“Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.”
Another example: “The invention of printing transformed how knowledge spread across Europe.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Gerund/noun for the process of reproducing text or images on paper, or producing copies; also handwriting in separate letters ('print neatly'). Common in publishing, technology and history ('the printing press'). Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'print', from Old French 'preindre' 'to press', from Latin 'premere'; the gerund publishing sense follows Gutenberg's press (15th century).
Synonyms
- impression
- reproduction
- publishing
- reprography
Related Words
Common Collocations
- printing press
- 3d printing
- printing error
- colour printing
- finger printing
Word Forms
print (v); printed; printing; printer (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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