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duplexer

duplexer

1 6.3
A device in a printer that automatically prints on both sides of a sheet of paper
  • noun
  • /ˈdjuːˌplɛksər/
  • Specialized
: duplicador
  • The new printer model boasts an advanced duplexer that significantly reduces paper usage by printing on both sides.
  • an automatic duplexer
  • a built-in duplexer

Examples

  • The ARP plug-in alternating relay and motor duplexer combines two operations in one control.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The built-in duplexer enables the printer to automatically print on both sides of a sheet of paper.

  • When shopping for a copier, look for one that has an automatic duplexer for efficient two-sided printing.

Synonyms

perfector
vsduplexer
  • Specialized
8.4

A printing machine that prints both sides of a page in one pass

is a component inside a printer rather than the whole printing machine

Antonyms

simplex
  • Specialized
1 8.6

Communication that goes in only one direction at a time

Surface Forms

duplexer singular
duplexers plural

Morphology

duplexer = duplex (transparent) = duplex + er

Formed by the base 'duplex' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er'; the meaning 'device that performs duplexing' or 'for duplex printing' is directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Duplexer comes from duplex ('twofold' or 'double') and the ending -er ('one that does'). So a printer duplexer is the tool that works with both sides of a sheet and lets the printer print on two sides without you turning the paper.