Was (wer) ist dot matrix printers - definition
DOT MATRIX PRINTER THAT USES IMPACT RATHER THAN A NOZZLE, LIGHT, OR OTHER MEANS TO TRANSFER DOTS FROM A DOT MATRIX TO THE PRINTING SURFACE
Dot-matrix printer; LA30; LA36; LA50; Dot matrix printers; IBM 5103; DEC dot-matrix printer
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![Upper: [[Inmac]] ink [[ribbon]] cartridge with black ink for a dot matrix printer. Lower: Inked and folded, the ribbon is pushed back into the cartridge by the roller mechanism to the left](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ink cartridgee and inside zoom.jpg?width=200 "Upper: [[Inmac]] ink [[ribbon]] cartridge with black ink for a dot matrix printer. Lower: Inked and folded, the ribbon is pushed back into the cartridge by the roller mechanism to the left")
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dot matrix printer
also dot-matrix printer
(dot matrix printers)
A dot matrix printer is a computer printer using a device with a series of dots or pins stamped onto it to produce words and numbers.
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dot matrix printer
<hardware, printer> A kind of printer with a vertical column
of up to 48 small closely packed needles or "pins" each of
which can be individually forced forward to press an ink
ribbon against the paper. The print head is repeatedly
scanned across the page and different combinations of needles
activated at each point.
Dot matrix printers are noisy compared to {non-impact
printers}.
[Other pin arrangements? ]
(1995-03-14)
dot-matrix printer
Wikipedia
Dot matrix printer
A dot matrix printer is an impact printer that prints using a fixed number of pins or wires. Typically the pins or wires are arranged in one or several vertical columns. The pins strike an ink-coated ribbon and force contact between the ribbon and the paper, so that each pin makes a small dot on the paper. The combination of these dots forms a dot matrix image. They were also known as serial dot matrix printers.
While inkjet and laser printers technically exhibit dot matrix printing, they work differently than impact "dot matrix printers" and can deposit ink or toner at higher dot resolutions more quickly, with less inherent noise. The impact printer has the ability to make copies using multi-part forms, unlike an inkjet or laser printer.
