line printer
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4.4
- noun
- /laɪn ˈprɪntər/
- Archaic
:
impresora de línea
- Since the line printers are now using high-tech and modern offset printing presses, these things.
Examples
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The old line printer in the corner of the office printed documents quickly and efficiently.
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Not since the age of line printers, where underbars were actually used to underline, has there been a case for it.
Blog text (3) -
My company builds a large impact line printer, card punches, and card readers, interfaced with IBM, Amdahl, and Burrough's computers.
Blog text (9) -
During the presentation, the team demonstrated how the line printer could produce pages faster than traditional printers.
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As the report was finalizing, we relied on the line printer to produce multiple copies in a matter of minutes.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer
A machine used with computers that puts a whole line of text on paper at once
A fast machine that makes whole lines of letters and numbers using a rotating drum
How Fast
- Archaic
1
4.4
6
3.4
- Archaic
- Archaic
1
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a printer that prints entire lines at once' is directly inferable from the components: 'line' (a row/sequence) modifies 'printer' (a device that prints). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reasonably deduce the MWE's function even if the term is somewhat technical.
Etymology
Line printer comes from how the old machines worked: instead of printing one letter at a time, they printed an entire line of text across the page in one action. So the name means a fast printer that makes a whole 'line' at once.