Printing

Printing is a process for reproducing text and images, typically with ink on  using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.
==History==
The earliest form of printing was , with existing examples from China dating to before 220 A.D.Shelagh Vainker in Anne Farrer (ed), "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas", 1990, British Museum publications, ISBN 0-7141-1447-2 and  to the fourth century. Later developments in printing include the , first developed by  in China, and the , a more efficient printing process for western languages with their more limited s, developed by  in the fifteenth century.Rees, Fran. Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press
===Modern printing technology===
By 2005, over 45 trillion pages were printed annually around the world."When 2% Leads to a Major Industry Shift" Patrick Scaglia, August 30, 2007. In 2006 there were approximately 30,700 printing companies in the United States, accounting for $112 billion, according to the 2006 U.S. Industry & Market Outlook by Barnes Reports.2006 U.S. Industry & Market Outlook, National Edition, Barnes Reports. 2005. Print jobs that move through the Internet made up 12.5% of the total U.S. printing market last year, according to research firm InfoTrend/CAP Ventures.
==References==
==External links==
*Print documents from your Mac at Apple Support
**Add a printer to your printer list so you can use it on Mac
**Choose settings in the Print dialog on Mac
**Solve printing problems on Mac
**Use AirPrint to print from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
***Print from iPhone
* at Wikipedia
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