inkjet

American

[ingk-jet] / ˈɪŋkˌdʒɛt /

noun

plural

inkjets

a printer that works by spraying tiny jets of electrically charged ink onto the paper.

Example Sentences

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It was founded in 2001 as Ticketcart, which sold inkjet cartridges.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Cheap little inkjet printers took away much of Xerox’s market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

Endeavour uses the same principle as inkjet printing to rapidly and precisely fire dye onto and through the fabric, according to the company.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Back in March, however, security staff waltzed in and confiscated four standalone PCs that were networked to an inkjet printer, one after another, leaving us with typewriters to type our legal work.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

Printer cartridges are the worst for that -- the most expensive Champagne in the world is cheap when compared with inkjet ink, which costs all of a penny a gallon to make wholesale.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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