Print PDF vs Publish PDF

What is the difference between Printing a PDF and Publishing a PDF. I know that if a printed and published one are combined the links become messed up within the document. Is there any difference between the two?

My "take" on it
"Print" --- digital content ends up as an imprint on some kind of paper media.
"Publish" --- digital content is repurposed to a different file format.
"Published" PDFs can be provided via use of Adobe Printer for a simple PDF (no "extras", just page content) or via an interface between an application and Distiller (like PDFMaker or the FrameMaker or InDesign interface) that results in robust PDF.
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