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IMPRIMANTE FUSION-TRANSFERT [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
  • Electronic Publishing
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.

Key term(s)
  • thermal-transfer printer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
  • Éditique
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.

Spanish

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