printer
printer
Definition
printer (print′ər)
noun
- a person whose work or business is printing
- a device that prints; esp.
- one that makes copies by chemical or photographic means
- a device, controlled by a computer, that prints that computer's output on paper
printer
Synonyms
printer
n.
Workers in print shops include: typesetter, typographer, compositor, linotype operator, pressman, proofreader, stereotyper, mat man, printer's devil, graphic designer, paste-up artist;
printer
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- dot: Some dot matrix printers can be set directly on the printer to produce large print.
- connect: All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house.
Adjective modifier
- postscript: You can often get better results if you send a CMYK image to a Postscript printer.
- compatible: Data can be displayed on the screen or dumped to an Epson compatible printer to produce a hardcopy.
- monochrome: You can now purchase a monochrome laser printer of good quality at a very affordable price.
- thermal: Our range covers virtually every thermal transfer printer available from every manufacturer - too numerous to list.
- mono: Mono laser printers are cheaper to run than inkjet printers.
- A4: In labs and open access areas the default printer will normally be a monochrome A4 printer nearby.
Modifies a noun
- cartridge: Empty printer cartridge appeal You can now help raise money for the British Horse Society by recycling your empty inkjet cartridges.
- driver: The printer driver will now be added to your list of printers.
- ink: Ink-jet printers spray ink onto the page from a tiny print head.
- icon: Click on the printer icon to print the document.
- port: Any changes to your printer port will have to be done in your system's BIOS.
- sharing: Printer sharing July 2005 Can I access a printer on an XP machine from a ME machine?
Noun used with modifier
- inkjet: Mono laser printers are cheaper to run than inkjet printers.
- laser: Brother's latest color laser printer is aimed at smaller networks.
- ink-jet: Ink-jet printers spray ink onto the page from a tiny print head.
- postscript: This option can be used to optimize output on level 1 gray scale PostScript printers.
- dot-matrix: He has two of them set up with a dot-matrix printer.
- LaserJet: I printed a test file from Netscape and this came out nicely on the LaserJet printer.
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