PRINTING MACHINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does printing machine mean? 

• PRINTING MACHINE (noun)
  The noun PRINTING MACHINE has 1 sense:

1. a machine that prints

  Familiarity information: PRINTING MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRINTING MACHINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A machine that prints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

printer; printing machine

Hypernyms ("printing machine" is a kind of...):

machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "printing machine"):

addressing machine; Addressograph (a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing)

character-at-a-time printer; character printer; serial printer (a printer that prints a single character at a time)

electrostatic printer (a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper)

impact printer (a printer that prints by mechanical impacts)

line-at-a-time printer; line printer (printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time)

page-at-a-time printer; page printer (a printer that prints one page at a time)

printer ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)

thermal printer (a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat)

typesetting machine (a printer that sets textual material in type)