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)