line printer
noun Computers.
a printer that produces an entire line of output at a time.
Origin of line printer
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby line printer
line of sight,
line of site,
line of vision,
line officer,
line one's pockets,
line printer,
line segment,
line space,
line spectrum,
line squall,
line storm
British Dictionary definitions for line printer
line printer
noun
an electromechanical device that prints a line of characters at a time rather than a character at a time, at speeds from about 200 to 3000 lines per minute: used in printing and in computer systems