Ink-jet printer belongs to nonimpact printers in which the characters are formed by projecting particles or droplets of ink on to paper.(71) printer is also a nonimpact printer in which the characters are produced by applying hot elements to heat-sensitive paper directly or by melting ink from a(72) on to plain paper. Electrostatic printer creates an electrostatic latent image, which is then made visible by a toner and transferred and fixed on paper. An electrostatic printer may be used in some instances as a(73). Laser printer creates, by means of a laser beam directed on a(74) surface, a latent image which is then made visible by a toner and transferred and fixed on paper. Magnetographic printer creates, by means of magnetic heads operating on a metallic drum, a latent image which is then made visible by a toner and transferred and fixed on paper. Computer-output-microfilm (COM) printer produces on a photographic film a(75) of each page.