printer : Idioms & Phrases

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bar printer

  • noun an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs
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bubble jet printer

  • noun a kind of ink-jet printer
    bubble jet printer; bubblejet.
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bubble-jet printer

  • noun a kind of ink-jet printer
    bubble jet printer; bubblejet.
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chain printer

  • noun an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain
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character printer

  • noun a printer that prints a single character at a time
    character printer; character-at-a-time printer.
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character-at-a-time printer

  • noun a printer that prints a single character at a time
    character printer; character-at-a-time printer.
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daisywheel printer

  • noun a printer that uses a daisy print wheel
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dot matrix printer

  • noun a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
    dot matrix printer; dot printer.
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dot printer

  • noun a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
    dot matrix printer; dot printer.
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drum printer

  • noun a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position
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electrostatic printer

  • noun a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper
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impact printer

  • noun a printer that prints by mechanical impacts
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ink-jet printer

  • noun a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink
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Job printer

  • one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc.
Webster 1913

laser printer

  • noun electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically
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line printer

  • noun printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
    line printer.
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line-at-a-time printer

  • noun printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
    line printer.
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matrix printer

  • noun a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
    dot matrix printer; dot printer.
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page printer

  • noun a printer that prints one page at a time
    page printer.
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page-at-a-time printer

  • noun a printer that prints one page at a time
    page printer.
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Plate printer

  • one who prints from engraved plates.
Webster 1913

printer cable

  • noun a cable between a computer and a printer
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printer's devil

  • noun an apprentice in a printing establishment
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Printer's devil, Printer's gauge

  • . See under Devil, and Gauge.
Webster 1913

Printer's ink

  • noun a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing
    printing ink.
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  • . See Printing ink, below.
Webster 1913

serial printer

  • noun a printer that prints a single character at a time
    character printer; character-at-a-time printer.
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stylus printer

  • noun an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli
    wire matrix printer; stylus printer.
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thermal printer

  • noun a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat
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wire matrix printer

  • noun an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli
    wire matrix printer; stylus printer.
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wire printer

  • noun an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli
    wire matrix printer; stylus printer.
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xerographic printer

  • noun a page printer that uses the xerographic process
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