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printing operation

printing operation

3.7
An action a computer does to make paper copies of a document
  • noun
translation icon : operación de impresión
  • Still online, but like they've ceased printing operations entirely.

Examples

  • The BEP is one of the largest currency printing operations in the world, with facilities in Washington, D.C. and Fort Worth, Texas.

  • The Iraqis even agreed to let UNESCO supervise the printing operation to ensure it met international standards.

  • In our tech department, the printing operation manages all the documents we produce for client presentations.

Synonyms

printing
vsprinting operation
31 1.0

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

applies to managed production or display in technical computing contexts
printing process
vsprinting operation
1 3.0

A way of making copies of text or pictures by putting ink on paper

focuses on managing production or display especially in computing contexts

Surface Forms

printing operation singular
printing operations plural

Morphology

printing + operation

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'printing' (the process of producing printed material) and 'operation' (an action or process); together they denote a process or action involving printing. This is a literal noun–noun combination following normal compositional patterns and is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun printing operation makes you picture a printer or press working to make pages. Printing is making words or images on paper and operation is the planned action or set of steps, so the phrase means the 'process' or 'action' that produces or sends printed material.