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toner

toner

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A powder that laser printers use to make black or colored text and images
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊnər/
  • Specialized
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  • The Brother TN2120 toner cartridges are easy to use and longer-lasting products.
  • toner cartridge

Examples

  • You are able to print 2,600 pages at 5% coverage by using this toner.

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  • I asked them to change that toner in the copier.

    Material Girls (2006)

  • We're out of toner and copy paper.

    Richard Jewell (2019)

  • I'd like to check the cost of toner for my printer system.

    The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

  • I'm calling because we spoke earlier and I'm looking to provide new toner for all of my businesses.

    The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

  • Mouse to Store provides cheap toner cartridges in the UK.

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  • The business opened in 2008 and exists to save customers money on printer inks and toner.

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  • The recycled toner cartridge has the same top quality as the original toner cartridge.

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  • What's more, high-volume printer/copier combination machines use less expensive toner than ink cartridges in smaller units.

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  • I need to buy toner for my laser printer to ensure it prints clearly.

Surface Forms

toner singular
toners plural

Morphology

toner = tone (opaque) = tone + er

Although historically related to 'tone', the printer powder sense is a technical term whose meaning is not readily predictable from the parts alone for most learners.

Etymology

Toner in printers comes from tone, meaning a 'shade' or 'color'. Printer toner is the fine powder that makes the dark 'tones' (letters and images) on a page, so the name fits what it does.