page printer

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of page printer¹

1895–1900, for an earlier sense

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg