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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

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

Then, they use a digitally controlled inkjet printer to spray a thin layer of the e-tattoo ink on to the spots.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 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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