Specifically the type of printer that prints using spools of plastic filament, but that seems like the most common type anyway

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        Calculators calculate while computers can be programmed with new instructions. Fancy calculators that can be programmed though, as you say, are basic computers. Meanwhile calculators that run BASIC are BASIC computers.

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    Not all printers are, but FDM printers are. SLA printers, the one uses projector and resin to makr high detailed figurines or parts with precision are basically fancy nail polish and curing light combimed.

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    It’s exactly how I described it to my friends

    They said “omg u have a 3d printer” I replied “nah it’s just a glue gun on rails”