plotter

[ plot-er ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that plots.

  2. an instrument, as a protractor, for plotting lines and measuring angles on a chart.

  1. Computers. an output device that produces a graphical representation by drawing on paper, as with one or more attached pens.

Origin of plotter

1
First recorded in 1580–90; plot + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for plotter

plotter

/ (ˈplɒtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for plotting lines or angles on a chart

  2. a person who plots; conspirator

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