non-impact printer

(printer)

Any printer, such as a laser printer, ink-jet printer, LED page printer, that prints without striking the paper, unlike a dot matrix printer which hits the paper with small pins. Non-impact printers are quieter than impact printers, and also faster due the lack of moving parts in the print head.

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non-impact printer

A printer that prints without hitting a ribbon. All printers today are non-impact printers. See laser printer, LED printer, inkjet printer, solid ink printer, thermal wax transfer printer and dye sublimation printer.

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