print vs trace

print and trace both are nouns.

print and trace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
print	Yes	No	Yes	No
trace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, trace is a hyponym of print; that is, trace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than print:

print: a visible indication made on a surface
trace: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

Other hyponyms of print include fingerprint, footmark, footprint, step, mintmark, stroke, hoof-mark, hoof mark, hoofprint, line, line.

print (noun)	trace (noun)
a picture or design printed from an engraving	a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)	either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
a printed picture produced from a photographic negative	an indication that something has been present
a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)	a suggestion of some quality
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication	a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
a visible indication made on a surface	a just detectable amount
availability in printed form

print (verb)	trace (verb)
reproduce by printing	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
make into a print	read with difficulty
put into print	make a mark or lines on a surface
write as if with print; not cursive	copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
	pursue or chase relentlessly
	to go back over again
	make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
	discover traces of

Difference between print and trace

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