A printer's proof is also called a "reproduction proof", a "retro", or sometimes a "slick". This is the first print made from a typeset, etching, or camera ready copy and is used to check the quality and correctness of the typeset, etching, or camera ready copy.
Printers Proof's are most of the time signed by the artist, but are most of the time not numbered.
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Give me proof of that.
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The word you are looking for is REPRO, a printer's proof.
proof = hochachá (הוֹכָחָה)
Yes, you can put an article in front of the word "proof." For example, you can say "a proof" or "the proof," depending on the context. The use of an article helps specify whether you are referring to a particular proof or one of many.
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The plural form of printer is printers.
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