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Impact printers

Scope note

Any devices that make use of mechanical impact to print characters onto paper. DOC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000168276

Broader Terms used

<printers by mode of operation>

Narrower Terms used

dot matrix printers
daisywheel printers

Term used for

printers, impact

Equivalent Terms used

impact printer

Created

12yrs ago

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