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2009
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print·er
/ ˈprintər/
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n.
a person whose job or business is commercial printing.
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a machine for printing text or pictures onto paper, esp. one linked to a computer.
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Multifunction printers.(Techmarket: the complete guide to smart technology shopping)(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...inkjet multifunction printers (MFPs), or all...copier, scanner, printer, and, in some...quickly exceed a printer's price, running...Toner for laser printers is available in...JET Though laser printers cost more initially...Rated Mono- chrome Printer Print Model Price...
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PC printers for the Mac. (includes related articles on impact printing, tips for making GDT Softworks PowerPrint more useful)(Working Smart)
Magazine article from: Macworld; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...eliminates relying on PC printers for higher-quality...connect to a PC printer often surfaces just...how to talk to PC printers; that is, Macs don't include PC printer drivers, those...600 dpi for laser printers. If you're the...dpi Stylus Color printer, you're limited...
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Printers.(Web buyer: the best sites for online shopping)(Brief Article)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...peripherals, but its printer selection is particularly...laser, and LED printers, you can peruse the...through laser and inkjet printers, handy multifunction printer/scanner/fax machines...high-quality photo printers. HP provides free...
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A printer primer.(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Online; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...to look for when printer shopping. Today's printers use a number of...workhorses of the printer industry. They were the first printers to gain wide popularity...the dot matrix printers for years, and are the preferred printer for many PC users...
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Printers' pointers. (tips from printers)
Magazine article from: Association Management; 9/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...MANAGEMENT contacted printers across the country and...tips suggested by eight printers will enhance your overall...is usable. Put the printer in the planning process...preferably 16 or 32. Many printers use standard layouts...efficiency by working with a printer that can produce varying...
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Printer optimisers.
Magazine article from: Australian PC World; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Control Panel's Printers and Faxes applet, select Add a printer, and step through...go with your printer manufacturer...brand. Some printers, such as recent...link to the printer through what...port. Many printers let you connect...
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Printers Priced Right.(Buyers Guide)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 9/15/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...selection of desktop printers have never been better Your printer will get quite...your work. Laser printers can't match...output from a color printer, but they do...how each type of printer works. Most inkjet printers use jets with...
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PRINTERS NEED SPEED, QUALITY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/12/1996; 700+ words
; ...that's how I test printers. Also, demonstration...Ask to see the printer run at the ``normal...consideration is whether the printer can print in both...priced color inkjet printers, such as the Hewlett...black requires the printer to mix colors...midpriced to high-end printers can ...
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PRINTERS, IN CRISP BLACK AND WHITE.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/8/1991; 700+ words
; ...way, this type of printer outperforms the rest. Laser printers, using xerographic...same kind laser printers use. Without one, a dot-matrix printer can print only on...pay for a laser printer. Ink- jet printers are also handy for...
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Sharing printers cuts costs. (printer sharing devices) (Computer Shopper's Guide: Printers)
Magazine article from: Computer Shopper; 8/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...printing. Because your printer is idle much of...someone else. When printers are expensive...sharing device. Some printer-sharing devices...the I/O slots of printers. Although these...required. A few printers are designed to...having multiple printer ports or network...
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printer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
printer computer output device...another medium. Impact printers use a mechanical hammering...A formed character printer forces metal or plastic...quieter than impact printers and produce higher...page. See also laser printer .
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Typewriter and Printer Analysis
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...superseded by ink jet and laser printers. It is relatively easy to determine...matrix, ink jet, or laser printer. Beyond this, however, it...distinguish one make and model of printer from another. Printers are mass produced and they have...
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band printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...of the earlier chain printer and train printer . Although demonstrated...were available. Band printers have price/performance...with mistiming in a drum printer. The majority of new impact line printers from the late 1970s onward...
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thermal transfer printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...shape. The printers may be serial or page printers. A speed of 100 characters per second has been achieved for good-quality serial printers and 4 pages per minute for line printers. The page printer can have a print head with as many as...
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matrix printer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
...by heating (thermal printer) or by ink adhering...electrographic and magnetographic printers). A significant advantage of matrix printers over solid-font printers is the ability to accommodate...to a single type of printer it generally means an...
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