line printer

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line printer

noun line printers

A high-speed impact printer, most often used by older mainframes, that prints an entire line in a single operation.

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@misc{line_printer_2026,
  title = {line printer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20printer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}