Translation guide
A printer that uses heat to produce images on paper. In Japanese, the term is usually expressed as a loanword from English.
The standard way to refer to a thermal printer in Japanese.
The most common and direct translation, used in both technical and everyday contexts.
このサーマルプリンターはレシート印刷に使われます。
This thermal printer is used for printing receipts.
Literally 'heat-sensitive printer'. Less common than the loanword, but still understood.
感熱プリンターの紙は熱で変色します。
Thermal printer paper changes color with heat.
When referring to a particular kind of thermal printer, such as for receipts or labels.
Specifically a receipt printer, which is often thermal.
レジにレシートプリンターが接続されています。
A receipt printer is connected to the cash register.
A label printer, which may use thermal technology.
このラベルプリンターは熱転写方式です。
This label printer uses thermal transfer technology.