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Diagram of a computer laser printer showing the printing process: a laser beam creates an image on a rotating drum, attracting toner particles, which are then transferred and fused onto paper as it moves through rollers. Key components and steps are labeled. Diagram of an inkjet printer showing labeled parts such as ink cartridges, printhead, motors, and paper feed, with side illustrations explaining how heated bubbles force ink droplets onto paper. Diagram comparing three local area network configurations: a bus network with devices connected in a line to a central bus, a ring network with devices linked in a closed loop, and a star network with devices connected to a central hub. Each network includes user stations, a file server, and a printer.
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Technician operates the system console on the new UNIVAC 1100/83 computer at the Fleet Analysis Center, Corona Annex, Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach, CA. June 1, 1981. Univac magnetic tape drivers or readers in background. Universal Automatic Computer
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Invalidated site: CiteSeerX - Printer Identification Based on Texture Features. May 29, 2026
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Printer Identification Based on Texture Features. Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Lifewire - 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a New Printer. Dec 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Information Processing Society of Japan - Computer Museum - Printer. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Types of Printer. Oct 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Computer Hope - Printer. Apr 11, 2023
Changed article title from “computer printer” to “printer.” Jul 02, 2021
Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Printing and Publishing. Mar 08, 2018
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Computer - How Inkjet Printers Work. Dec 22, 2010
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Printer. Dec 22, 2010
New article added. Mar 13, 2009
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