line printer

• Tipo de impresora de alta velocidad que imprime una línea completa de texto a la vez, utilizada comúnmente en mainframes y primeros sistemas informáticos. Hoy en día está en gran medida obsoleta debido a las tecnologías de impresión modernas.

A type of high-speed printer that prints one entire line of text at a time, commonly used in mainframe and early computing systems. Now largely obsolete due to modern printing technology.

1. High-speed printing deviceC1formal

   A type of computer printer that prints one entire line of text at a time, typically used in mainframe environments.

   impresora de líneas

   • The old line printer could produce hundreds of pages per minute.
   • Data centers used line printers for bulk report generation.
   • The line printer's distinctive sound was a hallmark of early computing.