| NOMENCLATURE |
PRINTER, COMPUTER SYSTEM. A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS COMPUTER DATA INTO
PRINTED FORM. ITEMS MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO MAIN GROUPS; THOSE WITH
AND WITHOUT THE CAPABILITY OF DATA INPUT BY MEANS OF A KEYBOARD.
PRINTERSNOT CAPABLE OF DATA INPUT ARE KNOWN AS STRIP PRINTER, DIGITAL
OR JOURNAL TAPE PRINTERS, SERIAL (CHARACTER BYCHARACTER) PRINTERS, LINE
PRINTERS, AND PAGE PRINTERS. PRINTERS HAVING THE KEYBOARD FACILITY HAVE
IN COMMON (UNLESS DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER) BESIDE INPUT AND
OUTPUT FEATURES SOME DEVICE TO GET THE CONNECTION TO THE TRANSMISSION
LINE (E., G., A DIAL-IN-TELEPHONE).
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