page printer

American

noun

Computers. a high-speed, high-resolution printer that uses a light source, as a laser beam or electrically charged ions, to print a full page of text or graphics at a time.

Etymology

Origin of page printer

1895–1900, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

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A leading prospect: a high-speed telegraphic page printer that operates at 900 characters a minute.

From Time Magazine Archive

That should be left up to the display device, whether that display device is a page printer or a screen display device.

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