printhead

or print head

[ print-hed ]
/ ˈprɪntˌhɛd /

noun Computers.

the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.

Origin of printhead

print + head

Words nearby printhead

printer's devil, printer's error, printer's mark, printer's ream, printery, printhead, printing, printing frame, printing ink, printing office, printing paper

British Dictionary definitions for printhead

printhead
/ (ˈprɪntˌhɛd) /

noun

computing a component in a printer that forms a printed character