Centronics
Centronics
is:
A manufacturer of
dot matrix
computer printers
, formerly based in
Hudson
,
New Hampshire
and reselling printer mechanisms manufactured by
Brother Industries, Ltd.
of
Japan
.
Shorthand for the standard printer interface originally designed by Centronics. This interface describes a
parallel
interface
connector pinout and signal set for connecting a printer to a
computer
. The further-evolved version of this
de facto
standard was eventually standardized as
IEEE
standard
IEEE 1284
. This standard is expected to eventually become
obsolete
in favor of newer, faster standards such as
USB
, but
as of 2004
Centronics-compatible printers remain in volume production.
External links
Official website of Centronics' descendent company
IEEE standards website
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