line printer
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noun Computers.
a printer that produces an entire line of output at a time.
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Origin of line printer
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby line printer
line of site, line of vision, lineolate, line one's pockets, line-out, line printer, liner, linerboard, liner note, liner notes, lines
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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
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