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.
This thermal printer is used for printing receipts.
Literally 'heat-sensitive printer'. Less common than the loanword, but still understood.
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.
A receipt printer is connected to the cash register.
A label printer, which may use thermal technology.
This label printer uses thermal transfer technology.