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Definition

Noun: - Daisy-wheel printer: A "daisy-wheel printer" is a type of impact printer that uses a wheel with raised characters (like daisy petals) to strike an ink ribbon and print text. The wheel rotates to select the correct character before printing.

Usage Examples

• (A printer with a character wheel for crisp, typewriter-like output.)
• (Historical use of such printers.)

Advanced Usage

• "Daisy-wheel printer mechanism": The internal system involving a rotating wheel and hammer to press characters onto paper.
  • The daisy-wheel printer mechanism is slower than modern printers but produces very sharp text. (The mechanical process of character selection and printing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Daisy wheel (n): The removable wheel itself that contains the characters.

  • He replaced the daisy wheel with a different font. (The physical wheel with raised letters.)

• Impact printer (n): A broader category of printers that use physical contact to print, including daisy-wheel printers.

  • An impact printer, like a daisy-wheel printer, can print through carbon forms. (A printer that strikes the paper.)

Synonyms

• Character printer: A printer that prints one character at a time.
• Typewriter-style printer: A printer that works similarly to a typewriter.

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