printer, printing, printery

Germany renationalises Federal Printery

The German government has decided to renationalise the debt-ridden Bundesdruckerei, printer of the country's banknotes, passports and ID cards. The Federal Printing Office was privatised eight years ago by then-chancellor Gerhard Schröder's government, to a British-US private equity group. The firm, which also makes ID documents and banknotes for clients around the world, ran into serious trouble when a subsidiary making chip cards dragged it close to bankruptcy. In 2002 the Bundesdruckerei was re-sold for a symbolic one euro to a group of trustees. The German government said the buy-back was in the interest of national security.

printery

n. A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office. [R.]

print・er

━━ n. 印刷屋［業者］; 印刷［植字］工; 捺染(なっせん)工; 印刷機; 捺染機械; 【写】焼付け機; 【コンピュータ】プリンター, 印字機.
printer control language　【コンピュータ】プリンタ制御言語.
printer driver　【コンピュータ】プリンタードライバー ((コンピュータからプリンターを制御・使用するためのソフトウェア)).
printer font　【コンピュータ】プリンターフォント.
printer format　【コンピュータ】プリント形式, 字枠.
printer resolution　【コンピュータ】プリンタ解像度, 印刷解像度.
printer's devil　印刷屋の見習工.
printer's error　【印】（植字工による）誤植.
print server　【コンピュータ】プリンター・サーバ.
printer's ink　＝printing ink.
printer stand　【コンピュータ】プリンタ・スタンド.