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DOT PRINTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
Synonyms:
dot matrix printer; dot printer; matrix printer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dot printer" is a kind of...):
printer ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dot printer"):
ink-jet printer (a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink)
stylus printer; wire matrix printer; wire printer (an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli)
