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dpi

American  
  1. dots per inch: a measure of resolution used for printed text or images, the more dots per inch, the higher the resolution.


dpi British  

abbreviation

  1. dots per inch: a measure of the resolution of a typesetting machine, computer screen, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Black and white E Ink has a crisp resolution of 300 dpi, but Kaleido, depending on the version, is 100 to 150 dpi.

From The Verge Apr. 25, 2022

Print resolution goes as high as 9600 dpi with photo sizes up to 13″ x 19″.

From Time Feb. 12, 2015

The final images were 8 x 10 inches at 300 dpi, around 2 megabytes per file.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2012

In contrast, virus titers in the nose swabs of the ferrets collected at 1 to 4 dpi throughout 10 serial passages with A/H5N1 revealed no changes in patterns of virus shedding.

From Science Magazine Jun. 21, 2012

Because of the relatively large letters, and the reasonable scan, there isn't much difference between the text produced from the 300 dpi scan and the 400 dpi scan.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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