network printer

Office output device

A network printer is a printer connected to a computer network rather than directly to a single computer, allowing multiple users to send print jobs to it.

Most office printers are network printers, accessible to anyone on the local network: Submit the report to the network printer down the hall.

hardware

inkjet

Spray-based printing method

cartridge · paper tray · duplex · scanner · copier · output tray · drum · fuser · printhead · ink tank

sharing

spooler

Device that coils material

users · driver · allocation · authentication · department · quota · centralized · multi-user · enterprise

connectivity

ethernet

Wired networking standard

  • LANLocalized computer linkage
  • IP addressDevice's unique network number
  • TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite

router · gateway · DHCP · subnet · port · DNS · firewall · ping · protocol · static IP

output

printout

Physical copy from device

collate · staple · booklet · color · monochrome · grayscale · orientation · draft mode · borderless · watermark

wireless

Wi-Fi

Wireless network standard

  • AirPrintApple wireless printing technology
  • BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
  • NFCClose-proximity communication protocol

hotspot · signal strength · access point · range · interference · untethered · cordless · remote

Categories
Opposites
connectivity/access scope

network printerUSB printer

Cabled document output device

desktop printer · portable printer

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G