printerserver
nounUK /ˈprɪntə ˌsɜːvə/
US /ˈprɪntər ˌsɜːrvər/
A printer server is a computer that helps many other computers share one or more printers.
The school's printer server lets every classroom print to the big printer in the office.
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2. A small device that connects a printer to a network so several computers can use it.
He plugged a printer server into the router so the laptop could print wirelessly.
3. Software that manages and queues print jobs for many users.
The printer server software keeps track of who printed what and when.
4. A dedicated computer in an office that stores documents waiting to be printed.
The printer server crashed, so all the reports were stuck in the queue.