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Synonyms

line printer

American  

noun

Computers.

  1. a printer that produces an entire line of output at a time.

line printer British  

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of line printer

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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Some time later, I’d get a printout from the line printer, and I’d see my program and its output.

From Forbes • Dec. 8, 2014

The computer was at the far end of the room, next to an enclosed line printer.

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure

As he read the pages of HI.COM code spilling from his line printer, his eyes went wide.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

It looked more like a text file which was being dumped from a computer to a line printer.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

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