printing (noun)

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

printing (noun)

the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution

printing, printing process (noun)

reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

impression, printing (noun)

all the copies of a work printed at one time

"they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

printing (Noun)

The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.

printing (Noun)

Material that has been printed.

printing (Noun)

All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.

printing (Noun)

Written characters not joined-up.

Printing

Printing is a process for reproducing text and images, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing. The earliest form of printing was woodblock printing, with existing examples from China dating to before 220 A.D. and Egypt to the fourth century. Later developments in printing include the movable type, first developed by Bi Sheng in China, and the printing press, a more efficient printing process for western languages with their more limited alphabets, developed by Johannes Gutenberg in the fifteenth century.

Printing

Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The earliest known form of printing as applied to paper was woodblock printing, which appeared in China before 220 AD for cloth printing. However, it would not be applied to paper until the seventh century. Later developments in printing technology include the movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. The technology of printing played a key role in the development of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses.