dot matrix

noun

, Computers.

1. a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers dot-matrixprinters, and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dot matrix¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The first standout feature is a dot matrix LED panel sliced into the upper right corner of the keyboard that gives the Animate its name.

From The Verge

The man took Andrea Cincotta’s computer and her dot matrix printer, loaded them into his truck and then resumed working on the apartment building’s mailboxes.

From Washington Post

The lid is covered in a dot matrix design.

From The Verge

The G14 Acronym is black with a dot matrix covering the lid.

From The Verge

I made a “Twin Peaks” fanzine in my middle school computer lab on dot matrix printers.

From New York Times