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dot-matrix printer

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dot-matrix printer
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a printer in which each character is produced as an array of dots by a printhead

dot-matrix printer
An impact printer that prints text and graphic images by hammering the ends of pins against an ink ribbon. This produces characters or images made up of a matrix, or pattern, of dots.
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dot-matrix printer [ˌdɒtˌmeɪtrɪksˈprɪntəʳ] Nimpresora f matricial de agujas
dot-matrix printer [ˌdɒtˈmeɪtrɪksˈprɪntəʳ] nstampante f ad aghi


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By early last year, the organization had responded with the creation of the "Jhai computer"--a 486-comparable unit with keyboard, roller ball and LCD screen, connected to a dot-matrix printer, all of which require a total of less than 20W.
The postcard water bills were printed on a dot-matrix printer with print resolution of such low quality that the lock box facility's automated payment processors could not always accurately read them.
When asked what Stevenson, a recognized expert in corporate mergers, thought of the Packard Foundation's intent to vote against the merger, Stevenson said, "this isn't a dot-matrix printer company anymore and I find it strange that no one's heard from the institutional investors in these companies.
 
 
 
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