printed — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of information or a document

   Examples

   The parliament levied a tax on all printed matter.

   All printed personal information must be shredded before it leaves this building.

2. Written to a data file.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • not-comparable
   • of information or a document

   Examples

   The output of this sample program is simply some printed lines such as "Hello, World; my name is [Name]."

3. Written on paper by hand in noncursive script.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of information or a document

   Synonyms

   handprintedhand-printed

   Examples

   The signature was illegible, but the printed name beneath it clearly said "William Wilson."

   Capitals, or 'printed handwriting' as one sees them called, are just as idiomorphic as a cursive form.