Glossary thermal head

Definition of thermal head

thermal head

1.  In a thermal fax machine, the device which applies heat to the recording paper or ribbon, causing an image to appear. In most cases, this is a metal bar which paper passes over. In some cases, the paper is stationary and the thermal head moves back and forth across it, similar to a computer or typewriter head.

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