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  1. paper feed:


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paper feed:

paper feed [the ~] noun

  1. the paper feed
    – a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter 1
    the paper feed
    – a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter 1
    • paper feed [the ~] noun
      • the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged1
  2. the paper feed
    – A mechanism that moves paper through a printer. In laser printers and other page printers, the paper feed is usually a series of rollers that firmly grip and align the paper. In dot-matrix printers, the paper feed is usually a pin feed or tractor feed, in which small pins drag or push paper that has detachable edges punched with sprocket holes. Friction feed is another type of paper feed, in which the paper is gripped between the platen and pressure rollers and pulled by rotation of the platen. 2
    the paper feed
    – A mechanism that moves paper through a printer. In laser printers and other page printers, the paper feed is usually a series of rollers that firmly grip and align the paper. In dot-matrix printers, the paper feed is usually a pin feed or tractor feed, in which small pins drag or push paper that has detachable edges punched with sprocket holes. Friction feed is another type of paper feed, in which the paper is gripped between the platen and pressure rollers and pulled by rotation of the platen. 2

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Related Definitions for "paper feed":

  1. a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter1
    • the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged1
  2. A mechanism that moves paper through a printer. In laser printers and other page printers, the paper feed is usually a series of rollers that firmly grip and align the paper. In dot-matrix printers, the paper feed is usually a pin feed or tractor feed, in which small pins drag or push paper that has detachable edges punched with sprocket holes. Friction feed is another type of paper feed, in which the paper is gripped between the platen and pressure rollers and pulled by rotation of the platen.2

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