impact printer
- noun
- /ˈɪmpækt ˈprɪntər/
- Archaic
:
impresora de impacto
- Unlike inkjets, an impact printer is loud and can print through carbonless copies.
Examples
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The office still uses an impact printer for printing multi-part forms.
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Many early ATMs were equipped with an impact printer to produce transaction receipts.
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The impact printer is still used in some offices.
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Many impact printers can print multi-part forms.
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The office still uses an impact printer for printing multi-part forms.
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Many early ATMs were equipped with an impact printer to produce transaction receipts.
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Unlike inkjet models, an impact printer can print through carbonless copies.
Synonyms
80
1.0
A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer
1
2.8
A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper
How Noisy
- Archaic
1
4.4
- Archaic
- Archaic
1
5.7
6
3.4
- Specialized
6
3.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'impact' (forceful contact/striking) combined with 'printer' (a printing device), i.e. a printer that prints by striking. Although somewhat technical, the modifier+noun composition follows normal English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term impact printer comes from how the machine prints: a small head hits an inked ribbon and makes a mark on the paper. So impact means the 'hit' and printer is the machine, meaning a printer that prints by striking the ribbon, which is why it is loud and can print through copies.