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matrix printer

British  

noun

  1. computing another name for dot-matrix printer

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The man took Andrea Cincotta’s computer and her dot matrix printer, loaded them into his truck and then resumed working on the apartment building’s mailboxes.

From Washington Post

A dot matrix printer and a hard Brexit: The printer actually has some resolution.

From Washington Post

We had a dot matrix printer that took half an hour to print a single script – and it was state of the art.

From The Guardian

Print Shop: “Once upon a time,” says the Atlantic, “long before there were smartphones or emoji, computer graphics were crude, pixelated and often came screeching out of a dot matrix printer.”

From Los Angeles Times

Yes, I was that kid in 6th grade who printed out his position paper on Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers on a dot matrix printer in blue ink.

From US News