LINE PRINTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does line printer mean? 

• LINE PRINTER (noun)
  The noun LINE PRINTER has 1 sense:

1. printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time

  Familiarity information: LINE PRINTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINE PRINTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

line-at-a-time printer; line printer

Hypernyms ("line printer" is a kind of...):

printer; printing machine (a machine that prints)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "line printer"):

drum printer (a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position)