printer

Document output device

A printer is a machine that produces text or images on paper, typically connected to a computer.

Office printers handle documents; industrial printers produce newspapers and books.

The older sense—a person who operates a printing press or runs a print shop—persists in publishing contexts: The manuscript went to the printer last week.

hardware

inkjet

Spray-based printing method

plotter · photocopier · scanner · fax · cartridge · toner · nozzle · feeder · drum · fuser

ink

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

  • tonerImaging powder or facial astringent
  • cyanBlue-green hue
  • magentaVivid purplish-red hue

yellow · black · pigment · dye · refill · printhead · nozzle · reservoir · smudge · streaks

publishing

Gutenberg

Printing press inventor's name

pressman · linotype · offset · lithographer · woodblock · engraver · platemaker · bookbinder · journeyman · apprentice

output

document

Written or electronic file

  • copyIdentical reproduction made
  • pageNoble's young assistant
  • proofDemonstration of truth

draft · manuscript · hardcopy · photograph · label · banner · poster · flyer · brochure · report

Categories
Opposites
input vs output device

printerscanner

Device that reads data

document scanner · flatbed scanner · camera · digitizer · microphone

creation vs destruction of documents

printershredder

Device destroying documents

paper shredder · incinerator · eraser

physical vs digital output

printermonitor

Display or supervisor

display · screen · digital display · e-reader

Phrases
Family

print, printing, printed, prints, imprint, reprint, printers, printout, reprinting

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G