Tryckt

Tryckt is the past participle of the Swedish verb trycka, meaning to press or to print. In everyday use, tryckt describes material that has been produced by a printing process rather than handwritten or carved. It is most commonly found in phrases such as den tryckta boken (the printed book), trykta exemplar (printed copies), or trykt material (printed material). As an adjective, it helps distinguish physical printed works from manuscripts, typescripts, or digital editions.

The term is closely linked to the noun tryck, meaning print, pressure, or printing, and to tryckeri, the printing house. The linguistic lineage traces to the broader Germanic family of words for pressing. In library science and publishing, tryckt is a standard descriptor used to indicate a work that exists in printed form, including books, magazines, and brochures. When cataloging, writers may contrast the tryckta upplagan (the printed edition) with a manuscript or a digital version.

In modern Swedish, usage of tryckt extends to historical contexts (early printed books) and contemporary printing runs. The word remains common in publishing, libraries, archives, and bibliographies, where it helps identify physical, as opposed to digital, copies of works.