thermal transfer printing
A printing method that uses heat to transfer ink from a ribbon onto paper or other media. Common in label and barcode printers.
This label printer uses the thermal transfer printing method.
感熱印刷 (thermal printing) uses heat-sensitive paper without a ribbon, while 熱転写印刷 uses a ribbon to transfer ink.
Compound of 熱 (heat), 転写 (transfer), and 印刷 (printing). A straightforward technical term describing the process.