Printopdracht

Printopdracht is a Dutch term used in information technology and office workflows to describe an instruction or request to produce output, either on a display or in printed form. The exact meaning depends on the context: it can refer to a programmatic instruction that outputs data, or to a formal job sent to a printer.

In programming and software contexts, a printopdracht denotes a statement or function call that sends data to a standard output, such as a screen or log file. It is commonly used for displaying messages, debugging information, or formatting data for user interaction. Different programming languages implement printopdrachten in various ways, with syntax and features that may include optional formatting, newline characters, and support for multiple data types.

In office and printing environments, a printopdracht corresponds to a print job or print request submitted to a printer. A user or application specifies printer selection, the number of copies, color versus black-and-white, duplex printing, page ranges, paper size, and finishing options. Print jobs are managed by a print spooler, which queues, schedules, and tracks the status of tasks from submission through printing to completion. Common statuses include pending, printing, completed, failed, or canceled.

The term is used across domains to distinguish between digital output commands and physical printing tasks, but the underlying concept is the same: a command or request to produce a tangible or visible result. Related concepts include print statement or print function in programming, and print job or print queue in printing infrastructure.