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nonprinting

nonprinting

5.6
Not seen on paper or in the finished document
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈprɪntɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no imprimible
  • The software displays nonprinting characters to help users edit documents more precisely.

Examples

  • You can choose to show or hide nonprinting marks when working in your word processor.

  • Page numbers are set as nonprinting elements in this template and will not appear on the final copy.

  • The nonprinting section of the report was very informative.

  • I found a nonprinting error in the document.

  • The software displays nonprinting characters to help users edit documents more precisely.

  • Page numbers are set as nonprinting elements in this template and will not appear on the final copy.

  • You can choose to show or hide nonprinting marks when working in your word processor.

Antonyms

printing
31 1.0

The process of putting ink on paper to make pages for books or newspapers

Surface Forms

nonprinting positive

Morphology

nonprinting = printing (transparent) = non + print + ing

Formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'non-' to 'printing' (print + -ing), so the meaning 'not printing' is directly derived.

Etymology

Nonprinting is made from non- 'not' and print 'to make marks on paper or screen', as in printer. So nonprinting means something that does not appear on the final printed copy or does not make printed marks.