Press (original) (raw)

"Press" is a general term having a number of related meanings stemming from the original definition of "pressing" as the physical action of applying force:

• Press (machine), a machine that shapes material by the application of pressure
• Printing press, which originally worked by pressing a plate of type onto paper
• Publisher, a person or organization engaged in publishing, in which the printing press traditionally played a key role
• a collection of journalists or newspapers
• Impressment, a method of involuntary recruitment by navies

See also: Pressure