Seiko Epson Corporation (Epson being an abbreviation for "Son of Electronic Printer"), or simply Epson, is a Japanese company, Epson is one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer printers, and imaging related equipment. Headquartered in Suwa, Nagano, Japan. Epson has numerous subsidiaries worldwide and manufactures inkjet, dot matrix and laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, multimedia and home theatre projectors, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, and much more. It is one of three core companies of the Seiko Group.