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HEAT TRANSFER PRINTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Printing Machines and Equipment
- Computer Peripheral Equipment
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermal transfer printer
1, record 1, English, thermal%20transfer%20printer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heat-transfer printer 1, record 1, English, heat%2Dtransfer%20printer
correct
- heat transfer printer 2, record 1, English, heat%20transfer%20printer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A printer that words on the following principle: an ink donor film faces a sheet of paper which is pressed against it by a pressure roller. The ink film is in contact with the writing head composed of heating elements which impress ink into the paper wherever they are heated. 1, record 1, English, - thermal%20transfer%20printer
Record 1, Key term(s)
- thermal-transfer printer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
- Périphériques (Informatique)
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imprimante à thermotransfert
1, record 1, French, imprimante%20%C3%A0%20thermotransfert
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- imprimante à thermotransfert 1, record 1, French, imprimante%20%C3%A0%20thermotransfert
correct, feminine noun
- imprimante à transfert thermographique 1, record 1, French, imprimante%20%C3%A0%20transfert%20thermographique
correct, feminine noun
- imprimante à fusion-transfert 1, record 1, French, imprimante%20%C3%A0%20fusion%2Dtransfert
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Imprimante dans laquelle l'encre est transférée sur un papier thermosensible à partir d'un rouleau par l'échauffement ponctuel du papier par une tête d'impression. Cette tête est semblable à celle des têtes thermiques sauf que les éléments chauffants, généralement plus petits, permettent de mieux former les caractères. 1, record 1, French, - imprimante%20%C3%A0%20thermotransfert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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