print·ing 
(prĭntĭng)
(prĭntĭng)n.
1. The art, process, or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or by similar means.
2.
a. The act of one that prints.
b. 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.