printing

printing
noun

[mass noun]the production of books, newspapers, or other printed material
印刷；印刷术
the invention of printing.
印刷术的发明。
[as modifier]the printing industry.
印刷业。
■[count noun]a single impression of a book
（书的）一次印数
the second printing was ready just after Christmas.
第二次印刷在圣诞节后就已完成。
■handwriting in which the letters are written separately rather than being joined together
印刷字体
The printing process originated in China in about the 8th century AD and spread to Europe in the 15th century. A major advance was Johann Gutenberg's invention in about 1450 of movable type, though this has been largely superseded by photographic techniques and faster rotary printing. Film is now the most widely used master-image material, and an increasingly common method involves the holding of master images on computer in digital form