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[[File:Ricoh 5055 MFP.jpg|thumb|A [[Ricoh]] 5055 B&W MFP (released in 2017).]]

An '''MFP''' ('''multi-function product'''/'''printer'''/'''peripheral'''), '''multi-functional''', '''all-in-one''' ('''AIO'''), or '''multi-function device''' ('''MFD'''), is an [[office]] [[machine]] which incorporates the functionality of multiple devices in one, so as to have a smaller footprint in a home or [[small business]] setting (the [[Small office/home office|SOHO]] market segment), or to provide centralized document management/distribution/production in a large-office setting. A typical MFP may act as a combination of some or all of the following devices: [[email]], [[fax]], [[photocopier]], [[Printer (computing)|printer]], [[Image scanner|scanner]].

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SOHO MFPs are usually networked, however may also be connected via USB or, less frequently, parallel. SOHO MFPs may have basic finishing functionality such as duplexing, stapling and hole-punching, however this is rare. In general, document output offset, sorting and collation are standard capabilities.

By comparison to an Allall-in-one product, a SOHO MFP is more likely to have an [[automatic document feeder]], greater fax capabilities and faster output-performance. Most SOHO MFPs have their history in low-end black and white [[photocopier]]s, and the print engine is accordingly based around this type of technology.

===Office MFP===