print on demand

noun

A system of printing very small runs of a document as required, especially by using computer technology.

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nounprint on demand (uncountable)

alternative print-on-demand · alternative POD

  1. uncountablemediaA system of printing very small runs of a document as required, especially by using computer technology.

    This list omits print-on-demand books run off from electronic copies of the 1903 edition available on the Internet.

    2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 489
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