Print vs type. What is the difference exactly?

I am filling out some employment forms and came across the following sentence that I don't fully understand:

Print your full legal name, address, date of birth and social security number. Please don’t type this information.

I am not sure what is the difference between print and type here. I assume this is related to printing using a printer vs printing by hand? Which is which?

Solution 1:

Print your name means write it by hand.

Please don't type... means you shouldn't use a typewriter (or a printer, as others have mentioned).

The important distinction is that 'print' is by done by hand, 'type' is done mechanically.

Since you're filling out what will become a legal document (of some kind) you should write legibly in a hand which can be shown to be yours. Anyone could type your name, so it's not acceptable.

To be as legible as possible, don't use cursive handwriting.

Solution 2:

Print, here, means use "print" (use of block lettering) as opposed to "cursive". Type is meant to refer to a computer or typewriter.

Solution 3:

Print as a verb in instructions on how to complete a form generally means to write by hand in block letters (not cursive).

Type would refer to using a typewriter or electrical printer, so in this case, your form should be completed by hand.