Definitions for "Thermal Printer"
A printer that produces characters by applying heat to special heat-sensitive thermal paper.
A nonimpact printer that uses a thermal printhead and specially treated paper to create an image. The main advangtage of a thermal printer is that it is virtually silent. Thermal printers are used in calculators and in terminals to provide a local printing capability.
Uses heat from a printhead to darken letters and images to thermal paper which comes in rolls.