printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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From my perspective, AI is changing pilgrimages in ways that echo earlier disruptive technologies, from printing presses to steamships. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Socrates had the same fear about the act of writing, scribes had the same fear about Gutenberg’s printing press, and John Saxon had the same fear about the calculator. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Their heroic labors produced the versions that, copied and recopied on papyrus and later on parchment, arrived at last at a printing press in Florence. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 The printing press transformed civilization. — Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing press

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First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of printing press was in 1578

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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