A syringe is a simple
piston
pump consisting of a plunger
that fits tightly in a tube. The plunger can be pulled and
pushed along inside a cylindrical tube (the barrel), allowing
the syringe to take in and expel a
liquid or
gas through an
orifice at the open end of the
tube. The open end of the syringe may be fitted with a
hypodermic needle, a
nozzle, or
tubing to help direct the flow
into and out of the barrel. Syringes are often used to
administer
injections, apply compounds
such as
glue or
lubricant, and measure liquids.
Here, it is used to take in the sublimation inks and expel them into the CISS.
