high-speed printer for computer output. A line printer can print an entire line of output at one time. Fast line printers are capable of printing at rates of up to 1,400 lines per minute.
a type of impact printer that prints an entire line of type at once, formerly used on mainframe computers. dot-matrix printers are sometimes called line printers. Unlike a laser printer or an inkjet printer, a line printer does not form, in memory, a graphical image of the whole page before printing it. Contrast page printer.
computer-driven machine that prints one line at a time in its entirety on continuous forms. High-speed line printers print at about 1000-2000 lines per minute and are used for address labels, payroll checks, bills, statistical reports, and promotion letters.
