Pages Per Minute

What Does Pages Per Minute Mean?

Pages per minute (PPM) is a printer speed measurement standard. PPM varies between printer type.

Techopedia Explains Pages Per Minute

The International Standards Organization (ISO) and the International Electromechanical Commission (IEC) published ISO/IEC 24734, which provides a standard for measuring digital printing device productivity, regardless of printer type. This standard allows for the comparison of machines with identical modes operating with varied applications within a system or over a network.

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