Definition of line printer
: a high-speed printing device (as for a computer) that prints each line as a unit rather than character by character
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“Line printer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20printer. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of line printer was in 1955
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