What is commonly referred to as color printing? What is the difference with general printing?

Color printing: in refers to the same layout with different colors of the plate printing in parts to achieve the effect of color picture will be text, drawings, photographs and other original manuscripts by plate making, inking, pressurization and other processes, so that the ink is transferred to the surface of paper, fabrics, leather and other materials, batch reproduction of the original content of the technology. Now color printing generally use flatbed printing.

General printing is black and white printing.