Abstract: A method is described in which wiping of a printhead of a printer is caused in accordance with a first wiping routine, the first wiping routine comprising periodic wiping events performed on the printhead; at least one printing parameter of a rate of an aggregation of printing liquid deposits is obtained; a second wiping routine is determined, the second wiping routine comprising periodic wiping events performed on the printhead, the wiping period of the second wiping routine being determined depending on the at least one printing parameter; and wiping of the printhead in accordance with the first and second wiping routines is caused.

Abstract: A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a print agent distributor having a plurality of nozzles through which print agent is to be delivered during a printing operation. The print apparatus also comprises a maintenance unit having a print agent receiving surface to receive print agent from nozzles of the print agent distributor during a maintenance event. During the maintenance event, the print agent receiving surface and the plurality of nozzles are to contact one another and move relative to one another in a first direction and in a second direction which is not parallel to the first direction, such that print agent is transferred from nozzles of the print agent distributor onto the print agent receiving surface. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.