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printer

[ prin-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing. printing.
  2. Computers. an output device that produces a paper copy of alphanumeric or graphic data.
  3. an instrument that automatically records telegraphic messages by means of a printing printing mechanism activated by incoming signals.
  4. Movies. a photographic machine through which either the negative or positive of a master print can be run, together with unexposed film, to make a duplicate.


printer

/ ˈɪԳə /

noun

  1. a person or business engaged in printing
  2. a machine or device that prints
  3. computing an output device for printing results on paper
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • Գe· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of printer1

First recorded in 1495–1505; print + -er 1
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The air smells faintly of printer toner and eucalyptus.

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