printhead

[print-hed]

print·head

[print-hed]
noun Computers.
the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
Also, print head.


Origin:
print + head
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Printhead is always a great word to know.
So is descriptor. Does it mean:
a data item that stores the attributes of some other datum, such a task descriptor
a form of data processing in which a number of input jobs are grouped for processing during the same machine run
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printhead (ˈprɪntˌhɛd)
 
n
computing a component in a printer that forms a printed character

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