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Real Printer

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:53 pm

Refers to the printer hardware attached to a serial or parallel port at a unique hardware device address. The printer device driver in the kernel communicates with the printer hardware and provides an interface between the printer hardware and a virtual printer.

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