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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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Instead of being limited mainly to rigid films, metal nitride nanocrystals could eventually be mixed into polymers, printed with inkjet techniques, or incorporated into fabrics and other flexible devices.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

Included in the show are examples of her experimental photo processes and more traditional media such as Polaroids and inkjet prints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

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 Cory Doctorow

Now, we’re both confident that it’s only a matter of time until correctional policy changes, and standalone PCs linked to inkjets are mandatory tools afforded to the entire population in law libraries statewide.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024

But her final product consists of archival inkjets on paper, created on a large-format scanner that allows her to exercise precise control over which parts of her printed-material assemblages are in focus.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2012

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