|  
| 
 
 
 Meaning of PRINTER
| Pronunciation: |  | 'printur 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | 
[n]  a machine that prints  [n]  (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing  [n]  someone whose occupation is printing   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | pressman, printing machine |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | addressing machine, Addressograph, Benjamin Franklin, Bodoni, Bradford, character printer, character-at-a-time printer, compositor, computer peripheral, dot matrix printer, dot printer, electrostatic printer, Franklin, Gianbattista Bodoni, Gutenberg, impact printer, Johann Gutenberg, Johannes Gutenberg, line printer, line-at-a-time printer, machine, matrix printer, page printer, page-at-a-time printer, peripheral, peripheral device, proofreader, reader, serial printer, setter, skilled worker, thermal printer, trained worker, typesetter, typesetting machine, typographer, William Bradford |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Print"er\, n.
One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,
engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
{Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and
   {Gauge}.
{Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.
 |  |  |  |  Computing Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | A peripheral device for producing text and images on paper.  There are many different types, broadly grouped into "impact printers" and "non-impact printers". Compare plotter.  See also Braille printer, tree-killer. |  |  |  |  Dream Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | Seeing a printer in your dream, suggests that you are trying to express a thought or idea in a way that others can understand.
Dreaming that the printer is not functioning indicates your difficulties and frustrations in communicating your thoughts across. |  |  |    |  |