WIRE PRINTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wire printer mean? 

• WIRE PRINTER (noun)
  The noun WIRE PRINTER has 1 sense:

1. an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli

  Familiarity information: WIRE PRINTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIRE PRINTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stylus printer; wire matrix printer; wire printer

Hypernyms ("wire printer" is a kind of...):

dot matrix printer; dot printer; matrix printer (a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix)

impact printer (a printer that prints by mechanical impacts)