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''Networked'' or ''shared'' printers are "designed for high-volume, high-speed printing". They are usually shared by many users on a [[Computer network|network]] and can print at speeds of 45 to around 100 ppm. The [[Xerox 9700]] could achieve 120 ppm.

An ''ID Card printer'' is used for printing plastic ID cards. These can now be customised with important features such as holographic overlays, HoloKotes and watermarks.{{fact|date=September 2023}} This is either a direct to card printer (the more feasible option,) or a retransfer printer.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

A ''[[virtual printer]]'' is a piece of computer software whose user interface and [[Application programming interface|API]] resembles that of a printer driver, but which is not connected with a physical computer printer. A virtual printer can be used to create a file which is an image of the data which would be printed, for archival purposes or as input to another program, for example to create a [[PDF]] or to transmit to another system or user.