Definition of daisy wheel in US English:
daisy wheel
nounˈdeɪzi ˈˌ(h)wilˈdāzē ˈˌ(h)wēl
A device used as a printer in some word processors, consisting of a disc of spokes each terminating in a printing character.
Example sentencesExamples
- When Jim gave me the responsibility for publishing the computer center newsletter, the first thing I did was order new daisy wheels that didn't slash the zeroes.
- Invariably I was offered the solution of buying enough different daisy wheels so that I would have (almost all) the desired symbols at my disposal.
- This particular daisy wheel is from the 60s.
- A few computer programs and special-order daisy wheels are available to transform modern typewriters or word processors to the Dvorak keyboard, but the demand for these products is small.
- The Silver Reed daisy wheel printer purchased to complement the computer was $895 (extra daisy wheels were $22.50 each, tractor feed for paper was $160), and the 300k-baud rate modem was $535.