barrel printer
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barrel printer
[′bar·əl ‚prin·tər] (computer science)
A computer printer in which the entire set of characters is placed around a rapidly rotating cylinder at each print position; computer-controlled print hammers opposite each print position strike the paper and press it against an inked ribbon between the paper and the cylinder when the appropriate character reaches a position opposite the print hammer.
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