page-at-a-time printer
- noun
- Specialized
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impresora de página a página
- The technician explained that a page-at-a-time printer is slower than modern laser printers.
Examples
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This old office still uses a page-at-a-time printer for all of its hard copies.
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Many early computer labs relied on the reliability of a page-at-a-time printer.
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The new page-at-a-time printer is very efficient.
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I bought a page-at-a-time printer for my office.
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Many early computer labs relied on the reliability of a page-at-a-time printer.
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The technician explained that a page-at-a-time printer is slower than modern laser printers.
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This old office still uses a page-at-a-time printer for all of its hard copies.
Synonyms
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1.0
A machine that makes text or pictures on paper from a computer
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2.8
A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper
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2.8
A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper
A machine that makes one whole page at a time by storing it in memory
A machine like a photocopier or laser printer that makes pages with toner
How Fast
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
page-at-a-time + printer
The phrase is directly compositional: 'page' combined with the productive pattern 'at a time' plus 'printer' clearly denotes a printer that outputs one page at a time. The X-at-a-time construction is transparent and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name page-at-a-time printer comes from the simple image of a machine that gives out one page at a time, like a small window handing you single sheets instead of a long roll of paper. So it means 'a printer that produces one page at a time' today.