printercontroller
nounUK /ˈprɪntə kənˈtrəʊlə/
US /ˈprɪntər kənˈtroʊlər/
A small computer part that tells the printer what to print.
The printercontroller made sure each page came out in the right order.
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2. A chip or circuit board inside a printer that handles the printing job.
The technician replaced the printercontroller to fix the paper jam errors.
3. Software that manages print jobs sent to a printer.
The printercontroller queued all the documents until the printer was ready.
4. A device that connects a printer to a network and directs print tasks.
Our office printercontroller lets everyone share the same printer.