主要的非击打式打印机的种类有喷墨打印机、热敏打印机和激光打印机。

The main categories of no impact printers are ink-jet printer, thermal printers, and laser printers.

击打式打印机用一种象锤子式的机械装置把色带压到纸上从而形成图象。

Impact printers usually form images by pressing an inked ribbon against the paper with a hammer-like mechanism.