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Printer (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, bar code printers are an example of an expanded use for printers. Different types of printers include 3D printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and thermal printers.

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Printer (computing)

Nodes178
Edges177
Triples20
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011236
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printers printer ink printing print laser paper used line color printed character inkjet use also characters text matrix one dot

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
holographic overlaysinstance ofThese can now be customised with important features0.80text
HoloKotesinstance ofThese can now be customised with important features0.80text
watermarksinstance ofThese can now be customised with important features0.80text
a plastic cardinstance ofis a printer that employs a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium0.80text
paperinstance ofis a printer that employs a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium0.80text
or canvasinstance ofis a printer that employs a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium0.80text
the Commodore VIC-1525 using the Seikosha Uni-Hammer systeminstance ofThere was a period during the early home computer era when a range of printers were manufactured under many brands0.80text
cash registersinstance oflow-quality applications0.80text
or in demandinginstance oflow-quality applications0.80text
very high volume applications like invoice printinginstance oflow-quality applications0.80text
sales invoicesinstance ofallows the pressure of the print head to be applied to a stack of two or more forms to print multi-part documents0.80text
credit card receipts using continuous stationery with carbonless copy paperinstance ofallows the pressure of the print head to be applied to a stack of two or more forms to print multi-part documents0.80text

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