dot-matrix printer

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dot-matrix printer,

a printer that imprints a character by creating it from a pattern of dots, each of which is produced by activating selected wires in a set so that their ends strike the paper through an inked ribbon. Compare character printer, daisy-wheel printer, laser printer.

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