printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprin-tiŋ 

1

: the act or product of one that prints

2

: reproduction in printed form

3

: the art, practice, or business of a printer

4

: impression sense 7a

5

printings plural : paper to be printed on

Examples of printing in a Sentence

The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.

The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.

Her printing is very neat.

Recent Examples on the Web

This was the world that 3D printing was supposed to bring forth once upon a time. —Adriana Lee, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024

Oakland County is stepping up efforts to give local businesses training and access to industrial-grade 3D printing machines, and the equipment's latest batch of widgets and parts are ready to be shown off. —Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2024

Future plans involve expanding biometric capabilities to include check-in kiosks for baggage tag printing and trials for security screening and live gate boarding this year. —Brian Tossan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

In fact, the facility includes a warehouse for logistics and storage, a knitting house with approximately 90 machines for various fabric types, a dye house equipped with 17 dye jet machines and a print house featuring rotary machines for pigment and disperse-based printing. —Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3D printing
• printing office
• printing press
• relief printing

Kids Definition

printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprint-iŋ 

1

: the process of putting something in printed form

2

: the art or business of a printer