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)