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.
ラインプリンター
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.
このラインプリンターは高速で印刷できます。
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.
行印刷装置はメインフレームでよく使われていました。
Line printers were often used with mainframes.
A less common variant of the katakana loanword, sometimes seen in older texts.
古い資料にはラインプリンタと書いてあります。
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.
ラインプリンターの出力を確認してください。
Please check the line printer output.
Refers to 'line printer paper', the continuous fanfold paper often used with line printers.
ラインプリンター用紙が切れました。
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.