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printer
noun(print-er)one that prints: such as
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noun(print-er)a person engaged in printing
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noun(print-er)a device used for printing; especially : a machine for printing from photographic negatives
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noun(print-er)an apprentice in a printing office
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noun(print-er)a printing device in which a printing element directly strikes a surface (as in a typewriter)
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noun(print-er)a high-resolution printer for computer output that xerographically prints an image formed by a laser
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noun(print-er)a high-speed printing device (as for a computer) that prints each line as a unit rather than character by character
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noun(print-er)a printing device (such as a laser printer) in which a printing element does not directly strike a surface
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noun(print-er)a dot matrix printer (as for a computer) in which heat is applied to the pins of the matrix to form dots on usually heat-sensitive paper
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noun(print-er)a device used to manufacture objects by depositing material in successive layers according to a prescribed pattern or model : a machine used for 3-D printing
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noun(print-er)a printer that works by spraying small drops of ink onto paper