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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A printing device used in some electric typewriters and printers, consisting of raised characters fixed at the ends of spokes on a wheel.
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- noun a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
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ruzuzu commented on the word daisy wheel
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March 16, 2011
yarb commented on the word daisy wheel
A delightful term, this.
March 16, 2011
bilby commented on the word daisy wheel
Hmmmm. The screeching those printers tended to make put me on edge.
March 16, 2011