数码印刷(数字印刷)是指从数字的图像直接印刷成各种媒体的方法。它通常指的是包括以桌面出版进行短版印刷的专业印刷和其他数字源使用大幅面以及高产量的激光或喷墨打印机打印。数字印刷的每页成本比传统胶印方法要高一些，但这个价格通常可以被不需要制作印版所需的所有技术步骤的成本所抵消。它也可以用于按需印刷，缩短印制时间，甚至可以改变每一印所用的图像（可变数据）。所节省的人工以及数字印刷机的能力日益增长等因素，表示数码印刷正在达到能够媲美或超过胶印技术以较低的价格印刷印数为几千张印件的能力。

Digital printing refers to methods of printing from a digital-based image directly to a variety of media. It usually refers to professional printing where small-run jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources are printed using large-format and/or high-volume laser or inkjet printers. Digital printing has a higher cost per page than more traditional offset printing methods, but this price is usually offset by avoiding the cost of all the technical steps required to make printing plates. It also allows for on-demand printing, short turnaround time, and even a modification of the image (variable data) used for each impression. The savings in labor and the ever-increasing capability of digital presses means that digital printing is reaching the point where it can match or supersede offset printing technology's ability to produce larger print runs of several thousand sheets at a low price.