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thermal printer

American  

noun

Computers.

  1. a printer that produces output by selectively heating a heat-sensitive paper thermalpaper in patterns corresponding to the characters to be produced.

thermal printer British  

noun

  1. computing another name for electrothermal printer

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Etymology

Origin of thermal printer

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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They are in virtually all of your commonly used household electronics, your eyeglass lenses, your furniture and even on any commercial receipts that come from a thermal printer.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

Back in the day, Nintendo’s official solution was a small thermal printer accessory called the Game Boy Printer which could attach to the handheld via its link port.

From The Verge • Dec. 15, 2021

Additional ticket stock and a thermal printer were allegedly found at Davey’s home.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2017

Also there was the thermal printer for it, with shiny four-inch paper like till receipts, and as soon as you got your fingers on it you could wipe it off.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2011

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