wherein when it is determined based on {HEAD ~ the host information} registered in said registration unit that a host computer as a source of a print request received next after a print request from a currently connected host computer is the same as the currently connected host computer, said control unit provides control to receive print data from the currently connected host computer, and then receive print data corresponding to the next print request from the currently connected host computer without terminating the connection with {TAIL ~ the currently connected host computer} 
wherein when it is determined based on { HEAD ~ the host information } registered in said registration unit that a host computer as a source of a print request received next after a print request from a currently connected host computer is the same as the currently connected host computer , said control unit provides control to receive print data from the currently connected host computer , and then receive print data corresponding to the next print request from the currently connected host computer without terminating the connection with { TAIL ~ the currently connected host computer }
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