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ink jet

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noun

  1. a method of printing streams of electrically charged ink

"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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He bought a new ink jet printer and consulted ChatGPT for ideas on what to name a series of residents’ photos: “Portraits of Resilience.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

Hamlin said a blocked ink jet caused one digit of a number to be obscured on Wines' card, leading him to erroneously believe he had won.

From Reuters Jan. 6, 2015

Photographed with a museum catalogue level of precision and beauty, every image reflects Cyr's deep respect for the darkroom process - a process rapidly disappearing with the advance of digital photography and ink jet printing.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2014

The process is somewhat like the buildup of ink on paper in a traditional ink jet printer.

From Reuters Jan. 22, 2013

You probably come into contact with a pig product 10 or 20 times in one day, from ink jet paper to a glass of milk.

From New York Times Oct. 17, 2011

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