A computer running any of the printing serverssoftware; implementing any of the network printing protocols.
A dedicateddevice that connects one or more printers to a local area network (LAN). It typically has a single LAN connector, such as an RJ-45 socket or a wireless connection,and one or more physical ports (e.g. serial, parallel or Universal Serial Bus (USB) ) to provide connections to printers. Such dedicated device converts network printing protocols from what was sent by clientcomputers to what the printers can understand.