1) (ethology) imprinting: a strong attachment formed in early life to a specific object or being. 2) The process of printing/stenciling where a pattern or color is pressed into material; in general, the act of imprinting onto a surface.
アヒルの雛は生まれてすぐに母親に刷り込みを行うことがある。
Ducklings may imprint on their mother immediately after hatching.
子どもの頃の経験が大人になってからの行動に刷り込みとして残ることがある。
Childhood experiences can remain as imprints that affect behavior in adulthood.
工場では布に模様を刷り込みする工程が行われている。
At the factory there is a process that imprints patterns onto fabric.