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| Johann Gutenberg |
a German printer considered to be the inventor of the system of printing with movable type (b.1400?--d.1468?). |
| output |
in computers, internally stored information that is transmitted to a screen, printer, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| peripheral |
an auxiliary device, such as a disk, printer, scanner, or the like, that is used with a computer to increase its functional range or efficiency. [1/3 definitions] |
| platen |
in a typewriter or printer, the roller that holds the paper in position. [1/2 definitions] |
| print |
in computers, to reproduce (data) in readable form on paper, by means of a printer (often fol. by "out"). [1/13 definitions] |
| print out |
in computing, to reproduce (data) in readable form on paper, by means of a printer. |
| resolution |
the degree or measure of sharpness with which a device, such as a monitor or printer, reproduces an image, usually expressed in pixels or dots per inch. [1/8 definitions] |
| typographer |
a person skilled in typography; printer; compositor. |
| word processor |
a computerized device, such as an electronic typewriter, or combination of devices, such as a video screen, program, memory, and printer, used to generate, edit, print, store, duplicate, or transmit text. [1/2 definitions] |
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