What is the difference between a printing press and a printer?

One, referring to different

1, the printing press: printing text and images of the machine.

2, printer: one of the output devices of the computer, used to print the results of computer processing on the relevant media.

2, different classifications

1, printing machine: by loading, inking, embossing, paper delivery (including folding) and other mechanisms.

2, the printer: according to the printing element of the paper whether there is a striking action, the striking printer and non-striking printer. According to the print character structure, divided into full-form word printer and dot matrix character printer.

Three, the principle of different

1, the printing press: the first to be printed text and images made of printing plates, mounted on the printing press, and then by hand or the printing press will be coated with ink in the printing plate on the text and images of the place, and then directly or indirectly to the transfer to the paper or other substrate (such as textiles, metal plates, plastics, leather, wood, glass and ceramics), so that the replication and the same as a printed page! of the printed matter.

2, the printer: the results of computer operations or intermediate results in human recognition of the numbers, letters, symbols and graphics, in accordance with the prescribed format printed on paper equipment.

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