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Thermal printer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005956

A printer that produces an image by selectively heating coated thermal paper, causing it to change color in the heated areas. Direct thermal printers use heat-sensitive paper, while thermal transfer printers use a heated printhead to melt wax or resin from a ribbon onto ordinary paper. These printers are commonly used for receipts, labels, and barcodes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005956
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: Thermodrucker; Spanish: impresora térmica; French: imprimante thermique
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005956",
  "term": "Thermal printer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A printer that produces an image by selectively heating coated thermal paper, causing it to change color in the heated areas. Direct thermal printers use heat-sensitive paper, while thermal transfer printers use a heated printhead to melt wax or resin from a ribbon onto ordinary paper. These printers are commonly used for receipts, labels, and barcodes.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Thermodrucker",
    "es": "impresora térmica",
    "fr": "imprimante thermique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/thermal-printer/"
}

Record 6,503 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.