Publication vs Printing - What's the difference?
publication | printing |
The act of publishing printed or other matter
* Jonathan Swift
An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution
The communication of information to the general public etc.
* Jeremy Taylor
(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
(uncountable) Material that has been printed.
(countable) All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
(uncountable) Written characters that are not joined up.
As nouns the difference between publication and printing
is that publication is the act of publishing printed or other matter while printing is (uncountable) the process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.As a verb printing is
.publication
English
Noun
- The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
- His jealousy attends the business, the recreations, the publications , and retirements of every man.
