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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

instrumentation, instrumentality go
an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

device go
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

machine go
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

printer, printing machine
a machine that prints

noun.artifact

9 Subcategories

addressing machine, Addressograph go
a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer go
a printer that prints a single character at a time
electrostatic printer go
a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper
impact printer go
a printer that prints by mechanical impacts
line printer, line-at-a-time printer go
printer that serves as an output device on a computer
page printer, page-at-a-time printer go
a printer that prints one page at a time
printer go
(computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
thermal printer go
a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat
typesetting machine go
a printer that sets textual material in type