writing vs printing

printing vs writing

writing and printing both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of writing include orthography, writing system, coding system, capitalisation, capitalization, typewriting, typing, hand, handwriting, script, hieroglyph, hieroglyphic, skywriting, printing process, notation, notational system.

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

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