network printer
nounUK /ˈnɛtwɜːk ˈprɪntə/
US /ˈnɛtwɜːrk ˈprɪntər/
A network printer is a printer that many computers can use together over a network.
The office network printer is in the hallway, so everyone can print to it from their desks.
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2. A printer connected directly to a local area network rather than to a single computer.
We set up the network printer with a fixed IP address so every laptop could find it.
3. A printing device shared by multiple users in a home or office.
The family network printer lets both my phone and my laptop print homework.
4. A printer that uses a print server or router to manage print jobs from several devices.
The router's USB port turns our old printer into a network printer.