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Graphic vs Printed - What's the difference?

graphic | printed | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between graphic and printed

is that graphic is drawn, pictorial while printed is pertaining to something written or published.

As a noun graphic

is a drawing or picture.

As a verb printed is

past tense of print.

graphic

English

Alternative forms

* graphick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • drawn, pictorial
  • vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence

    • Related terms

    * graphical

    Derived terms

    * graphics card

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A drawing or picture.
  • (mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
    • I've just played this new computer game: the graphics are amazing.

    Related terms

    * graphic art * graph * graphical * graphician * lithographic * photographic * pornographic * reprographic

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    printed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to something written or published.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (print)