drum printer

/drəm ˌprɪntər/
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Definitions of drum printer
  1. noun
    a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position
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    type of:
    line printer, line-at-a-time printer
    printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
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