Translation guide
A line printer is a type of impact printer that prints one entire line of text at a time. In modern contexts, this term is mostly historical or technical.
line printer
The physical device that prints lines of text, typically used in mainframe or legacy computing environments.
The standard katakana loanword for 'line printer'. Widely understood in technical contexts.
This line printer can print at high speed.
A more formal or technical Japanese term, literally 'line printing device'. Used in older documentation or specifications.
Line printers were often used with mainframes.
A less common variant of the katakana loanword, sometimes seen in older texts.
Old documents say 'line printer'.
Referring to the output or the concept of line printing, such as 'line printer output' or 'line printer paper'.
Means 'line printer output'. Use this when talking about the printed result.
Please check the line printer output.
Refers to 'line printer paper', the continuous fanfold paper often used with line printers.
We're out of line printer paper.
In modern IT, line printers are largely obsolete. If you are referring to a modern high-speed printer, use 高速プリンター (こうそくぷりんたー) instead. ラインプリンター specifically implies the old impact line-at-a-time technology.