a component of a computer printer in the shape of a wheel with many spokes that prints characters using a disk with characters around the circumference as the print element
Also called: printwheel
Examples of 'daisywheel' in a sentence
daisywheel
They are preferred to daisywheel printers because they can print in a range of lettering styles and graphics and they are also quieter to operate.
Samways, B. & Byrne-Jones, T. Computers Basic Facts (1983)
There were a lot of fonts from mid-90s daisywheel printers that you just don't see any more.