DOT MATRIX PRINTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

Synonyms:

dot matrix printer; dot printer; matrix printer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dot matrix printer" is a kind of...):

printer ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dot matrix printer"):

ink-jet printer (a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink)

stylus printer; wire matrix printer; wire printer (an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli)