dot-matrix printer

noun

1. computing a printer in which each character is produced as an array of dots by a printhead

dot-matrix printer

1. An impact printer that prints text and graphic images by hammering the ends of pins against an ink ribbon. This produces characters or images made up of a matrix, or pattern, of dots.

Example Sentences

In the last few years, a router failure crippled Southwest for days and Delta employees at one airport dragged out an old dot-matrix printer to make boarding passes.

From Seattle Times

One fateful day, the two scientists hovered over a dot-matrix printer in a narrow room at the end of a long hall.

From New York Times

The manuscript remains an unpublished pile of dot-matrix printer paper in my garage.

From New York Times

The dot-matrix printer broke, so employees write out membership cards by hand.

From Washington Times

Workers write membership cards by hand because the dot-matrix printer broke.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• laser printer