line-at-a-time 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 • Syn: ↑line printer • Hypernyms: ↑printer, ↑printing machine • Hyponyms: ↑drum printer …   Useful english dictionary

• line printer — noun printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time • Syn: ↑line at a time printer • Hypernyms: ↑printer, ↑printing machine • Hyponyms: ↑drum printer * * * ˈline printer …   Useful english dictionary

• line printer — line ,printer noun count a fast printer that prints a whole line at a time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• line printer — n. a high speed computer printer that prints an entire line at a time, rather than single characters …   English World dictionary

• line printer —    Any high volume printer that prints a complete line at a time, rather than printing one character at a time (as a dot matrix printer or a daisy wheel printer does) or one page at a time (as a laser printer does). Line printers are very high… …   Dictionary of networking

• line printer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms line printer : singular line printer plural line printers a fast printer that prints a whole line at a time …   English dictionary

• line — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of lines in art, esp. draughtsmanship or engraving (boldness of line). 3 a thing resembling such a mark esp. a furrow or wrinkle. 4 Mus. a each of (usu. five)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Line editor — A line editor is a text editor computer program that is oriented around lines.They precede screen based text editors and originated in an era when a computer operator typically interacted with a teletype (essentially a printer with a keyboard),… …   Wikipedia

• line feed — 1. noun a) On a typewriter, the action of the carriage roller to push the page up one, two or one and a half lines (as set elsewhere) when executing a carriage return. b) The character (0x0a in ASCII) which advances the paper by one line in a… …   Wiktionary

• line printer — /ˈlaɪn prɪntə/ (say luyn printuh) noun a machine which prints the output of a computer a line at a time at rates which may be thousands of lines a minute; distinguished from machines which print a character at a time, as a teleprinter …  

• 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 • Hypernyms: ↑line printer, ↑line at a time printer * * * Computers. a line printer that uses a rotating drum with… …   Useful english dictionary