job printing
Definition
Noun (uncountable): The printing of miscellaneous items such as tickets, circulars, business forms, or other small-scale commercial materials, typically as opposed to book or newspaper printing.
Usage Examples
- (They produce custom printed materials like flyers and forms.)
- (The process needs adaptable machinery for varied print jobs.)
Advanced Usage
"Job printing press": A printing press designed for short-run, varied work.
- The shop invested in a digital press for efficient job printing. (A press for producing small batches of diverse items.)
"Job printer": A person or company that performs job printing.
- He worked as a job printer, handling orders for wedding invitations and menus. (A professional who prints miscellaneous items.)
Variants and Related Words
Job (n): a piece of work, especially a specific task.
- This is a small printing job for the local bakery. (A specific printing task.)
Printing (n): the process of producing text and images on paper or other materials.
- The printing of the job order was completed on time. (The production of printed materials.)
Synonyms
- Commercial printing: the production of printed materials for business use.
- Miscellaneous printing: the printing of various small items.
- Short-run printing: printing in small quantities, often for job printing.
Related Idioms
- "Job lot": a batch of miscellaneous goods, sometimes used in printing contexts.
- The printer bought a job lot of paper for small orders. (A mixed batch of paper for varied jobs.)
Phrasal Verbs (None directly applicable to "job printing" as a noun phrase; see below for verb usage)
- Print up (verb): to produce printed copies of something, often for job printing.
- We need to print up a thousand flyers for the event. (Produce printed flyers as a job printing task.)