printer

n. a machine that puts text or images from a computer onto paper. You use it when you need a physical copy of a document. In computing, a printer can also refer to a software driver or a virtual device that saves a document as a digital file instead of printing it on paper.

n. a peripheral device that produces a physical representation of documents or images on paper. It may also refer to a person or business whose trade is the production of books or periodicals. In computing, the term often refers to a virtual printer or software interface that processes print jobs, such as a 'Print to PDF' function or a network print queue.