In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper. While most output is human-readable...
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Look up printer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Printer may refer to: Printer (publishing), a person Printer (computing), a hardware device Optical...
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A line printer prints one entire line of text before advancing to another line. Most early line printers were impact printers. Line printers are mostly...
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Prettyprint (redirect from Pretty-printer)
to make the content easier for people to read, and understand. Pretty-printers for source code are sometimes called code formatters or beautifiers. Pretty-printing...
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Computer (redirect from Computing device)
of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. In his work...
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Dot matrix printing (redirect from Ballistic wire printer)
ISBN 978-8128005800. IBM 5103 printer. April 1979. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15. "IBM Archives: IBM 5120 Computing System". IBM. 23...
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DICOM (category Computing in medical imaging)
(modalities), radiological information systems (RIS), scanners, printers, computing servers, and networking hardware. The DICOM standard has been widely...
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Daisy wheel printing (redirect from Daisywheel printer)
Thom (March 1984). "Creating a letterhead with your daisywheel printer". Creative Computing Magazine. 10 (3): 202. Kostopoulos, G. K. (February 1989). "Quality...
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3D printing (redirect from 3d printer)
in home printers from 15 dB to 75 dB. Some main sources of noise in filament printers are fans, motors and bearings, while in resin printers the fans...
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Spooling (redirect from Printer spooling)
In computing, spooling is a specialized form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices. In contemporary systems,...
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events in the history of computing from 1980 to 1989. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. "Behind a pizza-slice...
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In computing a virtual printer is a simulated device whose user interface and API resemble that of a printer driver, but which is not connected to a physical...
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The IBM 370 printer was used on the IBM 305 RAMAC computer system, introduced by IBM on September 14, 1956. The 370 was connected to the 305 by a serial...
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format. Displays with touchscreen functionality, e.g. modern cameras and printers, also have menus: these are not drop-down menus but buttons. Drop-down...
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Personal computer (redirect from Personal computing)
Yugoslavia's Home-Brewed Microcomputer". IEEE Spectrum. 60 (8): 16–18. "Computing Japan". Computing Japan. 54–59: 18. 1999. Archived from the original on January...
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centralized computing exists when the majority of functions are carried out, or obtained from a remote centralized location. Decentralized computing is a trend...
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The Sinclair ZX Printer is a spark printer which was produced by Sinclair Research for its ZX81 home computer. It was launched in 1981, with a recommended...
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desktop computers so they could share peripheral devices, like a printer (computing) and hard disks. As the price of desktop computers began to fall,...
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and ribbons, referred to as media. Computing power also has the potential to increase the efficiency of label printer applicators. The print engine can...
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Print job (category Computing stubs)
In computing, a print job is a file or set of files that has been submitted to be printed with a printer. Jobs are typically identified by a unique number...
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Emulator (redirect from Emulation (computing))
Many printers, for example, are designed to emulate HP LaserJet printers because so much software is written for HP printers. If a non-HP printer emulates...
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Xerox Dover (category Laser printers)
laser printer was an early laser printer manufactured at Xerox PARC in the late 1970s. Around 35 were built. It was a successor to the EARS printer, itself...
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PictBridge is a historical computing industry standard introduced in 2003 from the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for direct printing. It...
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Thin client (redirect from Thin computing)
been optimized for establishing a remote connection with a server-based computing environment. They are sometimes known as network computers, or in their...
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Parallel port (redirect from Printer port)
In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to...
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Typesetting-quality printer; 1946 402 and known versions IBM 402: Alphabetic Accounting Machine 1948 IBM 402: Computing Accounting Machine (with solid-state computing device)...
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anniversary on February 15, 2016. History of computing History of computing hardware Women in computing List of vacuum-tube computers List of military...
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alternatively, large computing clusters may be composed of many relatively simple, replaceable server components. The use of the word server in computing comes from...
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Teleprinter (redirect from Teletype printer)
teleprinters for input and output from the early days of computing. Punched card readers and fast printers replaced teleprinters for most purposes, but teleprinters...
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