1. The art, process, or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or by similar means.
2. 1. The act of one that prints.
   2. Matter that is printed.
3. All the copies of a publication, such as a book, that are printed at one time.
4. Written characters not connected to one another and resembling those appearing in print.

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