line printer

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

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A line printer could print at 1100 lines per minute or faster, frequently printing pages more rapidly than many current laser printers. Source: Internet

For instance, a printer driver might send a line of text to a line printer and then have nothing to do until the printer completed printing that line. Source: Internet

IBM 1403 line printer, the classic line printer of the mainframe era. Source: Internet

Instead, a line printer was the primary output device, while the monitor was limited to keeping track of the programme's operation. Source: Internet

Origins A type bar line printer was incorporated in the IBM 402 and 403 accounting machines. Source: Internet

Line printers main IBM 1403 line printer Line printers, as the name implies, print an entire line of text at a time. Source: Internet

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