PRINTER

printer, printing machine

(noun) a machine that prints

printer

(noun) (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing

printer, pressman

(noun) someone whose occupation is printing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

printer (plural printers)

One who makes prints.

The operator of a printing press, or the owner of a printing business.

(now chiefly computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

Hyponyms

• (device to print text or images onto paper): 3D printer, inkjet printer; see also the derived terms below

Anagrams

• reprint

Source: Wiktionary


Print"er, n.

Definition: One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman. Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and Gauge.

– Printer's ink. See Printing ink, below.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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