printmanager

noun

UK /ˈprɪntˌmænɪdʒə/

US /ˈprɪntˌmænɪdʒər/

A print manager is a person or computer program that takes care of sending documents to the printer.

The print manager lined up all the jobs so everyone's pages came out in order.

SYNONYMS

print controller print supervisor print coordinator print handler spooler

RELATED WORDS

printer print queue print job spooler document

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software component in an operating system that manages print jobs and printers.

The print manager showed an error because the printer was offline.

3. A person whose job is to oversee printing work in a company or shop.

The print manager checked each poster before it went to press.

4. A service that handles printing over a network for many users.

Our office print manager lets everyone share the same printer.