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printer

printer

noun PREEN-tehr Rare

Origin: English loanword.

Usage Note

Printer is an English loanword used informally in Italian for a computer printer, though the officially preferred Italian term is stampante (f). Printer is masculine and invariable (il printer, i printer). In formal writing or official contexts, stampante is preferred; in everyday tech speech both are heard, with stampante being more widespread and unambiguous.

Examples

"Il printer ha finito la carta."

Natural Translation

The printer has run out of paper.

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