"dot matrix printer" meaning in English

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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 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)

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