daisywheel printer

noun

A printer that operates by striking the page with moulded characters from a rotating circular arrangement, obsolete since the late 1980s.

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Meanings

noundaisywheel printer (plural daisywheel printers)

plural daisywheel printers

  1. computer hardwareA printer that operates by striking the page with moulded characters from a rotating circular arrangement, obsolete since the late 1980s.

Origin

From daisy + wheel + printer, from the resemblance to the flower.

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Translations

Hungarian margarétafejes nyomtató
  • margarétafejes nyomtatóa printer that operates by striking the page with moulded characters from a rotating circular arrangement
Polish drukarka rozetkowa
  • drukarka rozetkowaa printer that operates by striking the page with moulded characters from a rotating circular arrangement
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APA

daisywheel printer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisywheel%20printer

MLA

“daisywheel printer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisywheel%20printer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “daisywheel printer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/daisywheel%20printer.

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