Label printer

<p>A label printer is a <a href="/facts/Computer_printer/PnDF2QuF">computer printer</a> that prints on self-<a href="/facts/Adhesive/shTfIJ0E">adhesive</a> <a href="/facts/Label/7bducQe4">label</a> material and/or <a href="/facts/Card_stock/fyxp6Bzy">card-stock</a> (tags).  A label printer with built-in keyboard and display for stand-alone use (not connected to a separate computer) is often called a label maker. Label printers are different from ordinary printers because they need to have special feed mechanisms to handle rolled stock, or tear sheet (fanfold) stock.  Common connectivity for label printers include <a href="/facts/RS-232/NCpvGuyq">RS-232</a> <a href="/facts/Serial_communication/r5xP7P1c">serial</a>, <a href="/facts/Universal_Serial_Bus/XcIKWLyg">Universal Serial Bus</a> (USB), <a href="/facts/Parallel_port/qpkjH8ts">parallel</a>, <a href="/facts/Ethernet/nMfhU8tU">Ethernet</a> and various kinds of <a href="/facts/Wireless/GfDoFwfo">wireless</a>. Label printers have a wide variety of applications, including <a href="/facts/Supply_chain_management/3bEP00vC">supply chain management</a>, <a href="/facts/Retail/unzV9sPF">retail</a> price marking, <a href="/facts/Packaging/QGRXJLjq">packaging</a> labels, blood and laboratory specimen marking, and <a href="/facts/Fixed_assets_management/KGfgDagr">fixed assets management</a>.
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Label printer