printing

(noun) text handwritten in the style of printed matter.

(noun) the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution.

(noun) reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. Synonyms: printing process.

(noun) all the copies of a work printed at one time. Synonyms: impression. Example: "They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies."

(verb) put into print. Synonyms: print, publish. Examples: "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce." "These news should not be printed."

(verb) write as if with print; not cursive. Synonyms: print.

(verb) make into a print. Synonyms: print. Example: "Print the negative."

(verb) reproduce by printing. Synonyms: print, impress.