ink-jet printing

[ ingk-jet ]

noun

1. a high-speed typing or printing process in which charged droplets of ink issuing from nozzles are directed onto paper under computer control.

Other Words From

• ink-jet printer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ink-jet printing¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Just as most of the cost of conventional ink-jet printing comes in the form of those pricey ink cartridges, the spools of plastic filament which a 3D printer layers into an object have a huge impact on the long-term economics of 3D printing.

From Time

But the recent work uses standard ink-jet printing and a polymer solution film - with the polymer being similar to regular white glue used in arts and crafts - to align the molecules.

From BBC

Andrea Ferrari, professor of nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge, UK, who has worked on solutions of graphene for ink-jet printing, reckons this method might be useful in electronics that do not need the highest quality graphene, such as touch screens, 'smart windows' that can adjust light levels when a voltage is applied, or conductive fabrics that might carry signals from iPods, for example, or heart monitors.

From Nature

Using a spray-on process similar to ink-jet printing, the pictures come out clear and bright.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last year it also acquired a Mead Corp. unit that makes ink-jet printing equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive