parallel printer

parallel printer

[¦par·ə‚lel ′print·ər]
(graphic arts)
A printer that is designed to be connected to a parallel port of a computer.
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parallel printer

A printer that uses the parallel port to connect to the computer. In the past, parallel interfaces were popular for printers and other peripherals but gave way to serial interfaces. See parallel port.
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