Definition of laser printer
: a high-resolution printer for computer output that xerographically prints an image formed by a laser
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In the early 20th century, before laser printers and photocopiers, before even mimeographs and ditto machines, a fair-sized company or institution might have had one of these presses in a back room.
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The Chinden property became the home of HP's new printer division, which eventually developed the laser printer, the company's most successful product.
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By now inkjet and laser printers are home-office staples.
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Ethernet, the mouse, the laser printer, and many other protocols and technologies were created at its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) for the first time.
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Staples is selling Dell’s C1760nw color laser printer for just $75, down from its $250 MSRP.
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The printing can also be done using a laser beam, which scans across the paper surface and exposes the areas that should be white, in a way similar to how today’s laser printers work.
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After years of hating our Canon and Epson inkjet printers, how nice to fall in love with a new Brother monochrome laser printer.
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As the pillars are just 100 nanometers wide, the process can provide up to or beyond 100,000 dpi, which is around the maximum resolution theoretically possible for traditional laser printers.
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First Known Use of laser printer
1979
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Definition of laser printer for English Language Learners
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: a computer printer that prints an image formed by a laser beam
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Definition of laser printer for Students
: a printer for computer output that produces high-quality images formed by a laser
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