Printer

device · 1953 · Digital age

A device for printing on paper.

What it is made of

• Electric motor — has part. Motors move the paper and the head.
• Print engine — has part. A laser, inkjet or dot-matrix unit.
• Paper feed rollers — has part. Rollers pull the sheet through.
• Microcontroller — has part. A controller processes the print job.

Principles and materials it uses

• Plastic — is made of. The case is plastic.
• Ink — uses. It prints with ink.

What it is a kind of

• Computing device — is a kind of. Peripherals.
• Laser printer — includes. A printer.
• Inkjet printer — includes. A printer.

Things built in a similar way

• Gutenberg printing press — works like. A printer is a personal printing press: it transfers an image onto paper.

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