Translation guide
A flatbed plotter is a computer output device that draws on paper or other material placed on a flat surface. In Japanese, it is typically referred to by the borrowed term フラットベッドプロッタ or described as a flatbed-type plotter.
The learner wants to refer to the hardware device itself.
The standard borrowed term for 'flatbed plotter'. Widely understood in technical contexts.
このフラットベッドプロッタはA0サイズまで対応しています。
This flatbed plotter supports up to A0 size.
Literally 'flatbed-type plotter'. Used when distinguishing from other types like drum plotters.
フラットベッド型プロッタは、用紙を固定して描画します。
A flatbed-type plotter draws while holding the paper in place.
A less common Japanese-coined term meaning 'flat-surface plotter'. May appear in older technical documents.
平面プロッタは、かつて設計図の出力に使われていました。
Flatbed plotters were once used to output blueprints.