A combination of hardware and software that stores documents sent to it over a network and manages the printing of the documents on a printer. A print server completely frees a computer of a printing task so that the computer is free to be used for other work. Background printing-is a software application that runs on a computer as a background process, allowing the user to work on other tasks while a document is being printed.

An application-specific computer that manages printers and requests for print services; allows multiple users to share a network printer.

A network device that connects printers to a LAN.

Networked computer system that fields, manages, and executes (or sends for execution) print requests from other network devices.

A LAN-based PC that handles LAN user print jobs and controls at least one printer.

A software program (PSERVER.NLM) that controls network printing. The print server takes print jobs from the print queue and forwards them on to a printer. It controls the order in which the print jobs are printed, and other aspects of network printing.

server computer that manages and controls the queue or spooler of one or more networked printers.

Hardware and software that manages shared printers on a network.

(1) A computer in a network that controls one or more printers. It is either part of the network operating system or an add-on utility that stores the print-image output from users' machines and feeds it to the printer one job at a time. The computer and its printers are known as a "print server" or a file server with "print services." (2) A hardware device that enables a printer to be located anywhere in the network. Available as a plug-in card for printers that have an expansion slot or as an external unit that plugs into the printer's parallel port, print servers have an Ethernet port for network connection. The print server uses the printer's memory to queue the print jobs. A print server can be used with or without a file server dedicated to print services (definition #1 above). If there is not enough memory in the printer to hold the entire print job, the print server causes the print services machine or the individual client machines to spool the print output in the background. You gotta see the last picture for this definition in the Tech Encyclopedia.

A wireless print server allows multiple computers and other Wi-Fi enabled devices to share a printer without the use of cables. Print servers are typically connected via parallel or USB port to the printer, and allows files to be transferred wirelessly for printing.

A PC in a network dedicated to managing the available printers.

A computer that controls spooling and other printer operations. This permits a large number of individuals to efficiently share printer resources.

a centralized device that controls and manages all network printers

a computer configured to send jobs to a locally attached or networked print device that it knows about

a computer exchange server that manages one or more printers, and exchange server a network server is exchange server a computer that manages network traffic

a computer or more printers and a network server is a computer Poptop is the PPTP server solution for Linux

a computer or more printers and a network server is a computer Run a Server

a computer system that manages one or more printers, a network server manages network traffic, and a database server processes database queries

a dedicated server that connects a printer to a network

a device or software that provides users on a network with shared access to one or more printers

a device that is connected as a node on the network, and has one or more serial, USB, and/or parallel ports

a device that links a printer to a network so that any device on the

a device that physically and electronically connects one or more printers to a network, usually a Local Area Network (LAN)

a good way to share a printer on a network by connecting to virtually any printer with a parallel port

a little box that you connect to the printer, which then connects to the network

an internal or external product that connects one or more printers or MFPs to a network so they are accessible to all network users

a PC with one or more printers attached to it, where the other PCs can send their printing work, known as "print jobs

a piece of hardware that manages the flow of print files on your network

a server that takes print jobs out of a print queue and sends them to a network printer

a small device that you connect your printer too

a small network device that connects your printer to your router

a workstation which controls a printer which may be used by any user on the network

type of server that handles the print jobs. Mentioned in: Network Communication.

Computer or device that manages print job requests from different computers on a network.

A print server allows a standard printer to be shared across a network.

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A network device, often a computer, that connects to at least one printer, allowing it to be shared among computers on a network. close

A computer or device connected to the network that routes print jobs to the printers. Can also be integrated into the printer, so that you just plug the printer into the network.

A system that has a local printer attached to it and makes it available to other systems on the network.

A network server assigned to manage local or remote printers and printer queues. The print server keeps track of print jobs, allows manipulation of print queues, and sends print jobs to electronic printers.

A computer and/or software to provide users or a network with access to a central printer. The printer server acts as a buffer, holding the information to be printed out in memory until the printer is free. It is possible to program the printer server to print jobs in the order they arrive or to give priority to particular users who, in effect, jump the queue. The advantages of a printer server include maximum exploitation of expensive resources like laser printers and not having to retry if the printer is initially busy.

The interface between a printer and a network that allows network clients to connect to the printer and send their print jobs to it. Print servers can...

A workstation or server that accepts and spools print jobs for a printer. The printer is usually directly connected to the print server.

A host computer to which one or more printers are connected, or the UNIX process that manages those printers.

A server that is set up on a network to route print requests and status information between computers and printers connected by a network. A typical print server routes print requests for multiple computers and printers on a network. Source: Foldoc: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

A Hardware Device or Software Application that connects and shares a printer to a network. Print Servers are easily categorised by their network and printer connection type e.g. USB Print Server and USB Wireless Print Servers.

A dedicated computer that manages printers and print requests from other nodes on the network.

See server.

A device that enables printer sharing on a network. Some home router products offer built-in print servers, and many standalone wired and wireless print servers are available.

A device (usually an additional workstation) that acts as a large buffer for files being sent to the printer. Also called a spooler. Allows users to print at the same time they are working on some other task. When users send data to the printer, the data are sent to the server and stored there until the printer is available. Then, the print server automatically sends the data to the printer to be printed.

A dedicated device that manages printers and print requests from other sources on the network.

A network device that handles network printing.

A computer that is dedicated to managing the printers on a network. The print server can be any computer on the network.

A print server is a host computer or device to which one or more printers are connected and that can accept print jobs from external client computers connected to the print server over a network. The printer server then sends the data to the appropriate printer that it manages.