printing vs writing

printing and writing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of printing; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than printing:

printing: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
writing: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

As nouns, writing is a hypernym of printing; that is, writing is a word with a broader meaning than printing:

printing: text handwritten in the style of printed matter
writing: letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

printing (noun)	writing (noun)
the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution	the activity of putting something in written form
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication	the act of creating written works
text handwritten in the style of printed matter	the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
all the copies of a work printed at one time	letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
	(usually plural) the collected work of an author