cutter; cutting machine; guillotine
General term for a machine that cuts materials; can refer to industrial cutters, paper guillotines, or similar devices.
They use a metal cutting machine at the factory.
紙をまっすぐ切るために切断機を買った。
I bought a guillotine to cut paper straight.
切断 is the act of cutting or severing; 切断機 is the machine that performs the cutting.
Standard spelling using common kanji.
Rare variant using the non-jōyō kanji 截.
Compound of 切断 (cutting, severing) and 機 (machine).