"dot matrix printer" meaning in English

See dot matrix printer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: dot matrix printers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dot matrix printer (plural dot matrix printers)
  1. (computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper. Categories (topical): Computer hardware, Printing Synonyms: impact matrix printer Translations (type of printer): 點陣式打印機 /点阵式打印机 (diǎnzhènshì dǎyìnjī) (Chinese Mandarin), jehličková tiskárna [feminine] (Czech), matriisikirjoitin (Finnish), matriisitulostin (Finnish), pistematriisitulostin (Finnish), imprimante matricielle [feminine] (French), impresora matricial [feminine] (Galician), Nadeldrucker [masculine] (German), Matrixdrucker [masculine] (German), εκτυπωτής μήτρας (ektypotís mítras) [masculine] (Greek), mátrixnyomtató (Hungarian), punktaprentari [masculine] (Icelandic), nálaprentari [masculine] (Icelandic), ドットマトリックスプリンター (dottomatorikkusu purintā) (Japanese), ма́тричный при́нтер (mátričnyj príntɛr) [masculine] (Russian), impresora matricial [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dot matrix printers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dot matrix printer (plural dot matrix printers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Czech translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Galician translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Icelandic translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Japanese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Computer hardware",
          "orig": "en:Computer hardware",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Electronics",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Printing",
          "orig": "en:Printing",
          "parents": [
            "Industries",
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper."
      ],
      "id": "en-dot_matrix_printer-en-noun-N8u231-E",
      "links": [
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "hardware",
          "hardware"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "array",
          "array"
        ],
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "impact matrix printer"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computer-hardware",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "diǎnzhènshì dǎyìnjī",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "點陣式打印機 /点阵式打印机"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jehličková tiskárna"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "matriisikirjoitin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "matriisitulostin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "pistematriisitulostin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "imprimante matricielle"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impresora matricial"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Nadeldrucker"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Matrixdrucker"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ektypotís mítras",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "εκτυπωτής μήτρας"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "mátrixnyomtató"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "punktaprentari"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nálaprentari"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dottomatorikkusu purintā",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "word": "ドットマトリックスプリンター"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mátričnyj príntɛr",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ма́тричный при́нтер"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "type of printer",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impresora matricial"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dot matrix printer"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dot matrix printers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dot matrix printer (plural dot matrix printers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "en:Computer hardware",
        "en:Printing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "hardware",
          "hardware"
        ],
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "array",
          "array"
        ],
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computer hardware) A type of printer that prints characters using an array of small wires that produce an array of dots when striking the paper."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computer-hardware",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "impact matrix printer"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diǎnzhènshì dǎyìnjī",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "點陣式打印機 /点阵式打印机"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jehličková tiskárna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "matriisikirjoitin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "matriisitulostin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "pistematriisitulostin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "imprimante matricielle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impresora matricial"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Nadeldrucker"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Matrixdrucker"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ektypotís mítras",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "εκτυπωτής μήτρας"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "mátrixnyomtató"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punktaprentari"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nálaprentari"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dottomatorikkusu purintā",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "word": "ドットマトリックスプリンター"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mátričnyj príntɛr",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ма́тричный при́нтер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of printer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impresora matricial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dot matrix printer"
}

Download raw JSONL data for dot matrix printer meaning in English (3.6kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.