What is "printer"

Printer or device printing is a peripheral that, when connected to a computer or a computer network, has the function of output device, printing text, graphics or any other result of an application.

Inheriting typewriter technology, printers have undergone drastic mutations over time. Also with the evolution of computer graphics, printers have specialized in each of the strands. Thus, printers are optimized for vector and raster design, and others are optimized for text. Printing technology has been included in various communication systems, such as fax.