dot matrix

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers dot-matrixprinters, and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.

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Etymology

Origin of dot matrix

First recorded in 1960–65

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dot matrix

Some additions to the hardware include a dedicated media playback cluster, a hot-swap PCB for easy changing of switches, and its namesake dot matrix LED light panel.

From The Verge ● Feb. 16, 2022

A dot matrix printer: You get to watch it make a lot of noise and print.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2019

We had a dot matrix printer that took half an hour to print a single script – and it was state of the art.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2017

Print Shop: “Once upon a time,” says the Atlantic, “long before there were smartphones or emoji, computer graphics were crude, pixelated and often came screeching out of a dot matrix printer.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2016

Open boxes contain stacks of paper from old dot matrix printers, detailing the expenses and income of the Martin-Gale Mortgage Corp.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green