"line printer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: line printers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} line printer (plural line printers)
  1. (computer hardware, printing) A high-speed impact printer, most often used by older mainframes, that prints an entire line in a single operation. Translations (high-speed impact printer): rivikirjoitin (Finnish), drukarka wierszowa [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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