printing process vs printing

printing process and printing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, printing process and printing are synonyms defined as:

printing process and printing: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

printing process (noun)	printing (noun)
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication	the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
	reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
	text handwritten in the style of printed matter
	all the copies of a work printed at one time