flatbed plotter
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flatbed plotter
[′flat‚bed ′pläd·ər] (engineering)
A graphics output device that draws by moving a pen in both horizontal and vertical directions over a sheet of paper; the overall size of the drawing is limited by the height and width of this bed.
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