# printed

Pronunciation: say "PRI-nid" /ˈpɹɪ.nɪd/

## Adjective

1. Appearing on paper as a result of printing with a press or computer printer.
   - Simple: Made on paper using a printing machine or a computer printer.
   - _The printed brochures arrived from the press a week before the event._
   - _He still prefers a printed book to reading on a screen._
3. Written by hand on paper in non-cursive letters rather than joined script.
   - Simple: Written by hand with letters kept separate, not joined like in cursive.
   - _The teacher asked for printed names at the top of each page._
   - _He filled out the application in neat printed characters._
4. Ellipsis of 3D printed. — Ellipsis of 3D printed
   - Simple: Short for 3D printed. Used for objects built up in layers by a 3D printer.
   - _The prototype's printed housing fit the circuit board perfectly._
   - _Engineers favor printed components when machining the part from metal would take too long._
5. Written as output to a data file by a program rather than shown on screen.
   - Simple: Sent as output into a computer file by a program.
   - _The printed output landed in the log file instead of the terminal._
   - _Each printed record added a new line to the data file._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of print. — simple past and past participle of print
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of print. Use this form for printing that already happened.
   - _The newspaper printed a correction the next day._
   - _They have printed thousands of copies already._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/printed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).