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noun (n)

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

  source: wordnet30
• the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  printing process
  

  source: wordnet30
• all the copies of a work printed at one time(noun.communication)

  Example:
  They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies.
  

  Synonym:
  impression
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913