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Duplex Printing
Duplex printing means printing on both sides of a page. Automatic duplexing turns the sheet inside the printer; manual duplexing relies on reinserting paper.
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Duplex printing refers to placing content on both faces of a sheet rather than only one. Single-sided printing is described as simplex by contrast.
Automatic duplexing uses a mechanism that pulls the sheet back into the printer and turns it so the second side can be printed without user intervention. Manual duplexing prints one side, then prompts the user to reload the stack so the reverse side can be printed.
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