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Phillips, Brian – Online, 1989
Describes two methods to increase the speed of printing on microcomputers: (1) buffers, which are external storage devices used to temporarily store data bound for the printer; and (2) spoolers, which are software programs used to capture printer output and send it to the computer's memory or to a disk file. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Printers, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing
