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Printing

Printing Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Printing?
[n] the business of printing
[n] text handwritten in the style of printed matter [n] all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" [n] reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Synonyms | Synonyms for Printing: impression | printing process Related Terms | Find terms related to Printing: See Also | business | business enterprise | carbon process | commercial enterprise | composition | edition | gravure | gravure | intaglio | intaglio printing | issue | letterpress | mackle | offset | offset printing | planographic printing | planography | process printing | proof | publication | publication | relief printing | test copy | typography | writing Printing In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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