Printmedium

print medium

noun PRINT-meh-dee-um Rare

Origin: from English print + Latin medium

Also means

printed publication

Usage Note

Printmedium is the collective term for any information carrier distributed in printed form (newspapers, magazines, books); it is often contrasted with Onlinemedium or Rundfunk in media-studies discourse.

Examples

"Printmedien verlieren gegenüber Online-Angeboten kontinuierlich Marktanteile."

Natural Translation

Print media continuously lose market shares compared to online offerings.

Literal Translation

Print-media lose continuously market-shares compared to online-offers.

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