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inkjet

American  
[ingk-jet] / ˈɪŋkˌdʒɛt /

noun

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


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Founded in 2001 as an inkjet cartridge maker, it rebranded as Innovative Beverage Group six years later.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

It’s not just that the humble typewriter ribbon is now the inkjet printer and the ink costs $10,000 a gallon.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 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

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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