POS printer

[piː.oʊ.ɛs ˈprɪntər]
nounpl: POS printers
impressora de ponto de venda
1. A specialized printer used in retail and hospitality environments to print receipts, invoices, and transaction records at the point of sale
The cashier used the POS printer to generate a receipt for the customer's purchase.
O caixa usou a impressora de ponto de venda para gerar um recibo da compra do cliente.
2. A compact, high-speed printer designed to integrate with point-of-sale systems and payment terminals
The restaurant installed a new thermal POS printer at each checkout counter.
O restaurante instalou uma nova impressora térmica de ponto de venda em cada caixa.
POS printers are ubiquitous in Brazilian retail and food service industries. In Brazil, thermal POS printers are the standard, as they are efficient and cost-effective. The term 'impressora de ponto de venda' is formal, while 'impressora POS' is widely understood in tech-savvy commercial contexts. These devices are essential infrastructure in modern Brazilian commerce.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
receipt printerthermal printercheckout printerpoint-of-sale printer

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
impressora de ponto de venda
Standard term used across Brazil in retail environments
São Paulo
impressora POS
Commonly used abbreviation in commercial settings
Rio de Janeiro
impressora de caixa
More colloquial reference to the printer at checkout
Portugal
impressora de ponto de venda
Same terminology used as in Brazil, though less commonly abbreviated as POS

Related Words

POS systempoint of salereceiptthermal printingbarcode printercheckout terminal
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