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dot matrix
noun
A two-dimensional pattern of dots used to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.
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Printout on a dot matrix printer?
There were three types of output device: dot matrix (noisy), bubbjejet/inkjet (smudgy) or laser (expensive).
As an example, consider the rapid replacement of dot matrix printers by inkjet printers.
Multiple dots combined into a matrix to form characters and graphics, hence the name dot matrix.
"So?" says the grump waiting on the telecast's Nielsen ratings to publish from a dusty dot matrix printer.
Listen to a dot matrix printer play the song Eye of the Tiger by Survivor – weird sound!
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The unspoken but widely known conventions of manga allowed Kurita to turn tiny dot matrixes into instantly recognizable visual declarations.
Will our digital descendants look upon these dot matrices with the same awe we feel when we see the images of Lascaux?
Instead the Wrist Rocket watch uses a dot matrix-style display.
More readable or not, the dot matrix-style display is certainly more stylish, especially with technology enthusiasts.
A resolution of 300 d.p.i., or dots-per-inch, is common to all but the very oldest dot-matrix printers, he said.
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