[syn: printer, printing machine]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Printer \Print"er\, n.
One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,
engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
[1913 Webster]
Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and
Gauge.
Printer's ink. See Printing ink, below.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
printer
n 1: someone whose occupation is printing [syn: printer,
pressman]
2: (computer science) an output device that prints the results
of data processing
3: a machine that prints [syn: printer, printing machine]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
printer
A peripheral device for producing text and images
on paper. There are many different types, broadly grouped
into "impact printers" and "non-impact printers".
Compare plotter. See also Braille printer, tree-killer.
(1996-01-13)