line-at-a-time printer

• Type d'imprimante informatique qui imprime une ligne entière de texte à la fois plutôt qu'un caractère, généralement utilisée dans les premiers systèmes informatiques et les mainframes. Elle est désormais en grande partie remplacée par des technologies d'impression plus rapides et plus modernes.

A type of computer printer that prints one entire line of text at a time rather than a single character, commonly used in early computing and mainframe systems. Now largely replaced by faster, more modern printing technologies.

1. Line printerC1formal

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

   imprimante ligne à ligne

   • The line-at-a-time printer was used for printing large reports in the data center.
   • Old mainframe systems often relied on line-at-a-time printers for batch output.
   • The line-at-a-time printer produced a loud clattering noise as it printed.