printed materials

Paper with text

Printed materials are documents produced by printing—books, newspapers, magazines, brochures, flyers, and similar items.

The term appears in contexts distinguishing physical publications from digital media: The library offers both printed materials and online resources.

In legal and administrative language, it often specifies what forms of documentation are acceptable or restricted.

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forms · novels · zines · poetry collections · newspapers · business cards · business forms · syllabi · tickets · pamphlets · press releases · certificates · graphic novels · greeting cards · thank you cards · catalogs · receipts · concert tickets

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medium/format

printed materialsdigital content

Electronic files for consumption

electronic media · e-books · web pages · audiovisual media · digital media

production method

printed materialsmanuscripts

Handwritten or typed originals

calligraphy · inscriptions · engravings

permanence/fixity

printed materialsspoken word

Poetry delivered aloud

oral communication · oral tradition · live broadcasts · broadcasts · real-time communication

Family

print, printed, material, prints, printer, printers, printing, printable, reprint

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G