Serial Printer (Noun)
Meaning
A printer that prints a single character at a time.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The serial printer was used to create banners with individual letters printed one by one.
- In the early days of computing, serial printers were the norm for printing out lines of code.
- The museum exhibit featured a vintage serial printer that printed out a single character at a time.
- The serial printer's slow pace made it impractical for large print jobs, but it was great for small labels.
- The programmer patiently waited for the serial printer to finish printing out the debug log, one character at a time.