printer
pronunciation
How to pronounce printer in British English:
UK [ˈprɪntə(r)]
How to pronounce printer in American English:
US [ˈprɪntər]
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- Noun:
- someone whose occupation is printing
- (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
- a machine that prints
Word Origin
- printer (n.)
- c. 1500, "person who prints books, etc.," agent noun from print (v.). As a mechanical device from 1859, originally in telegraphy. In the computer sense, from 1946. Printer's bible (c. 1702) so called from mistaken substitution of printers for princes in Psalm cxix:161, which led to the misreading:Printers have persecuted me without a cause.
Example
- 1. Hp 's printer and imaging division has seen its revenue decline by 12 % since its 2008 fiscal year .
- 2. Now a similar kind of long , slow decline may be afflicting printer industry .
- 3. Chuck hull — who founded 3d systems ( ddd ) — created the first 3d printer in 1983 .
- 4. I 'm not sure if I need a printer .
- 5. Here , too , users can add or remove apps from their printer .