matrix printer
Noun: A matrix printer is a type of impact printer that forms characters and images by striking pins against an inked ribbon to create a pattern of dots on paper. Each character is represented by a specific pattern of dots within a rectangular grid, or matrix.
The term "matrix printer" is used to describe a specific class of computer printers, often in technical, historical, or comparative contexts. It is a compound noun where "matrix" refers to the grid of dots.
Examples: * The office still used a noisy matrix printer for printing multi-part forms. * Before laser printers became affordable, matrix printers were common. * The text quality depends on the number of pins in the matrix printer's print head.
- Dot matrix printer: This is the full and more precise term. "Matrix printer" is often used as a shortened form of "dot matrix printer."
- The invoice was produced on a 9-pin dot matrix printer.
- Dot matrix printer (n): The full term for this type of printer.
- Impact printer (n): A broader category of printers that includes matrix printers, daisy wheel printers, and line printers, all of which physically strike the paper.
- Print head (n): The component in a matrix printer that contains the pins.
- Dot matrix printer: The direct synonym.
- Impact printer: A broader, categorical synonym.
- Non-impact printer: A general category for printers that do not use a striking mechanism, such as laser printers or inkjet printers.
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a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
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