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nonprinting

nonprinting adjective: not having a visual representation.

Adjective

nonprinting (not comparable)

  1. Not having a visual representation.
    • Some nonprinting characters are used to control formatting.

Origin of nonprinting

From non- + printing.

Questions about nonprinting

What does nonprinting mean?
Nonprinting means not having a visual representation.
What part of speech is nonprinting?
Nonprinting is an adjective.

Words near nonprinting in the dictionary

  1. nonprint
  2. nonprintable
  3. nonprinted
  4. nonprinter
  5. nonprinters
  6. nonprinting
  7. nonprioritized
  8. nonpriority
  9. nonprismatic
  10. nonprison
  11. nonprisoner

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