outscriber

noun

out·​scrib·​er

(ˈ)au̇t¦skrībə(r)

: a device for transferring data recorded on a magnetic wire by an electronic computer to a medium (as a punched tape) that can be used to actuate a machine for printing the data compare inscriber

Word History

Etymology

output + transcriber

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