Definitions

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  • noun The part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.

Etymologies

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fuse +‎ -er

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Examples

  • In a laser printer, powdered ink is electrostatically transferred to a piece of paper and then melted into it by an assembly called a fuser (usually consisting of a heating element and some rollers).

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  • In a laser printer, powdered ink is electrostatically transferred to a piece of paper and then melted into it by an assembly called a fuser (usually consisting of a heating element and some rollers).

    Libertarian Blog Place 2010

  • As the carbon paper melts, particles of the toner actually bonds toner to the paper with the aid of a fuser.

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  • Just then a finished sheet of material exited the rear of the fuser machine and into the gloved hands of a worker, who spread it carefully on the shelf of a curing rack.

    VELOCITY DEE JACOB 2010

  • Just then a finished sheet of material exited the rear of the fuser machine and into the gloved hands of a worker, who spread it carefully on the shelf of a curing rack.

    VELOCITY DEE JACOB 2010

  • In laser printers, the culprit is often the fuser, the part that presses the toner to the page and can cause some elements, such as stickers or labels, to melt.

    Out of Ink, Out of Luck, Why Printers Get No Respect 2010

  • It would be impossible to clean off the adhesive gunk, so the fuser would have to be replaced

    Out of Ink, Out of Luck, Why Printers Get No Respect 2010

  • Just then a finished sheet of material exited the rear of the fuser machine and into the gloved hands of a worker, who spread it carefully on the shelf of a curing rack.

    VELOCITY DEE JACOB 2010

  • Mr. Chen suspected the fuser had melted the stickers.

    Out of Ink, Out of Luck, Why Printers Get No Respect 2010

  • Just then a finished sheet of material exited the rear of the fuser machine and into the gloved hands of a worker, who spread it carefully on the shelf of a curing rack.

    VELOCITY DEE JACOB 2010

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