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line printer
noun
a printer that produces an entire line of output at a time.
line printer
noun
an electromechanical device that prints a line of characters at a time rather than a character at a time, at speeds from about 200 to 3000 lines per minute: used in printing and in computer systems
Word History and Origins
Origin of line printer1
Example Sentences
The operators also pulled printouts from line printers and shoved them in labeled cubbyholes, where you got your output filed under your last name.
The computer was at the far end of the room, next to an enclosed line printer.
This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers.
This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers.
It looked more like a text file which was being dumped from a computer to a line printer.
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