A method some printers and plotters use to move paper By rotating one or Both of a pair of spring-loaded ruBBer-coated rollers with the paper sandwiched Between them. Friction feed printers are notorious for slipping when the rollers wear out, But can take standard typing paper. For printers with a sheet feeder, friction feed is more appropriate than sprocket feed which requires the holes in the paper to engage with the sprockets of the feed mechanism. (1997-07-09)