computer printer

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meaningsofcomputerandprinter

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computer
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəmˈpjuː.tər/us
/kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/
an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling ...
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printer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɪn.tər/us
/ˈprɪn.t̬ɚ/
a machine that is connected to a computer and prints onto paper ...
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(Definition ofcomputerandprinterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With the advent of computer printers and desktop publishing in the 1980s, fanzines began to look far more professional.
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Having been printed by thecomputerprinter, that comes out at the other end in the same form as an electoral register.
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Carbon black is also used in inks and coatings like copier andcomputerprintercartridges and paints.
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This measurement is often referred to as dots per inch, though that measurement more accurately refers to the resolution of acomputerprinter.
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Alternatively, a prescription may be handwritten on preprinted prescription forms that are assembled into pads, or printed onto similar forms using acomputerprinter.
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Sticker artists can design and print thousands of stickers at low cost using a commercial printing service or at home with acomputerprinterand self-adhesive labels.
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A further proposal will help artists who design sets of typeface characters for typewriters, computer printers, printing presses and so on.
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We are for example currently considering with potential suppliers if our existing computer printers, photocopiers and fax equipment can be replaced with more energy-efficient multifunctional devices.
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A computer printers tonal output depends on the number of inks used and the paper on which it is printed.
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Many computer printers use the same technique to avoid delays moving the print head back across the paper.
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Modern fanzines are printed on computer printers or at local copy shops, or they may only be sent as email.
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