DOT PRINTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dot printer mean? 

• DOT PRINTER (noun)
  The noun DOT PRINTER has 1 sense:

1. a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

  Familiarity information: DOT PRINTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOT PRINTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dot matrix printer; dot printer; matrix printer

Hypernyms ("dot printer" is a kind of...):

printer ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dot printer"):

ink-jet printer (a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink)

stylus printer; wire matrix printer; wire printer (an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli)