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medium-format printer

See Also: large-format printer, plotter

  1. [printing] A printing device capable of producing an image on paper or other media sized between 15 and 35 inches (38 and 90 centimeters) wide. Medium-format printers typically use inkjet printing technology to print an image on a roll or sheet-fed media. While most large-format printers are large, free-standing units, most medium-format printers are small enough to fit on a desk.