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A+ Unit 4 - Printers
Term | Definition |
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Laser Printer | A printer which uses focused light, electrical charges, and dry powder ink (called toner) to transfer an image onto paper. |
Inkjet Printer | A printer that uses ink-dispersion and wet ink to transfer an image onto paper. |
Impact Printer | A printer that works by banging a print head or needle against an ink ribbon to make a mark on the paper, very similar to an old typewriter. |
Daisy-Wheel | A type of impact printer which uses a wheel-shaped printing mechanism containing predefined character glyphs arranged like petals on a flower. |
Thermal printer | A printer that uses heat to create images on paper. |
Duplexing Assembly | A feature that automatically reverses a piece of paper after the first side has been printed, allowing the printer to print on both sides of a single sheet of paper. |
3D Printer | A printer that builds physical objects using raw materials such as plastic, metal, plaster, or even living tissue instead of placing text or images onto the paper. |
Fuser Assembly | A mechanical part of laser printers that bonds the toner to the paper surface. |