printing vs proof

proof vs printing

printing and proof both are nouns.

printing is not an adjective while proof is an adjective.

printing is not a verb while proof is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
printing	Yes	No	No	No
proof	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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

printing: all the copies of a work printed at one time
proof: (printing) an impression made to check for errors

Other hyponyms of printing include edition, test copy, trial impression, mackle.

printing (noun)	proof (noun)
the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution	the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication	a trial photographic print from a negative
text handwritten in the style of printed matter	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
all the copies of a work printed at one time	a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
	(printing) an impression made to check for errors
	a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

printing (adjective)	proof (adjective)
	(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

printing (verb)	proof (verb)
	make resistant (to harm)
	activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
	read for errors
	knead to reach proper lightness
	make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

Difference between printing and proof

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