printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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The show pays tribute to that feeling in scenes throughout, but perhaps none more than a flashback scene in the pilot that shows the Truth Teller in its prime – a newsroom brimming with reporters, typewriters clacking, a printing press running at full speed, a deadline at hand. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 But history offers perspective: from the printing press to the personal computer, new technologies have redefined work and, over time, created more of it. Marc Benioff, Time, 28 Aug. 2025 From the printing press to typewriters to personal computers to the internet, technology has been instrumental in reshaping higher education over the past 500 years. Nick Ladany, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 This has happened with each iteration of information technology from the printing press to radio and television. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for printing press

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printing%20press. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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