tractor feed

tractor feed definition - computer

A mechanism that moves paper forms through a printer. It contains pins on tractors that engage the paper through perforated holes in its left and right borders. A "pull" tractor pulls the forms through the printer mechanism, while a "push" tractor pushes the forms. Contrast with sheet feeder.


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Tractor Feed

A tractor feed moves the paper from the bottom of the printer through the top. It contains a sprocket that grabs the perforated holes at both sides of the form and pulls it through uniformly.






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