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print·​head | \ ˈprint-ˌhed How to pronounce printhead (audio) \

Definition of printhead

: a usually movable part of a computer printer that contains the printing elements

Examples of printhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Inkjet printers use ink for maintenance, such as to moisten the printhead. — The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2021 After the printhead passes, a roller bar drags a thin layer of powder across the surface and the process repeats a couple hundred, or thousand, times. — Joseph Flaherty, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2013

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First Known Use of printhead

1968, in the meaning defined above

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“Printhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printhead. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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