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printing
printing /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ noun
 Word Family: noun: print, printer, printing; adjective: printed, printableunprintable; verb: print
1. [uncountable] the act or process of making a book, magazine etc using a machine that puts ink onto paper:
    the invention of printing
    the printing industry
    a printing error
2. [countable] an act of printing a number of copies of a book:
    The first printing of her book was 10,000 copies.
3. [uncountable] a method of writing when you write each letter separately rather than joining the letters of a word