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line printer
noun
Computers.
- a printer that produces an entire line of output at a time.
line printer
noun
- an electromechanical device that prints a line of characters at a time rather than a character at a time, at speeds from about 200 to 3000 lines per minute: used in printing and in computer systems
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of line printer1
First recorded in 1950–55
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The operators also pulled printouts from line printers and shoved them in labeled cubbyholes, where you got your output filed under your last name.
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The computer was at the far end of the room, next to an enclosed line printer.
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This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers.
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This may derive from the `squashed-bug' appearance of the asterisk on many early line printers.
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It looked more like a text file which was being dumped from a computer to a line printer.
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