laser printer

noun

: a high-resolution printer for computer output that xerographically prints an image formed by a laser

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This laser printer supports duplex scanning at up to 53 images per minute, and printing with a quick speed of 22 pages per minute—whether the prints are in monochrome or color. PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025 In a new form of frustration, HP is now being accused of issuing a firmware update that broke customers’ laser printers—even though the devices are loaded with HP-brand toner. Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025 Just one year before, in 1982, Steve Jobs had been shown this same Canon laser printer engine. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Although comparably speedy laser printers were developed in the 1970s, the company continued selling 1403s into the early 1980s and delivered over 23,000 of them to customers in the United States. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for laser printer

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First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of laser printer was in 1979

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“Laser printer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laser%20printer. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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laser printer

noun
: a high-quality computer printer that uses a laser to form the image to be printed

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