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dot-matrix printer

[daht may-triks] / ˈdɑt ˌmeɪ trɪks /


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The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The dot-matrix printer broke, so employees write out membership cards by hand.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2019

I bought a dot-matrix printer and it was like I had my own printing press.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2018

The members of an upper-middle-class New York household share a single desktop computer, with a dot-matrix printer and a slot for floppy disks.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2017

Then Halliday’s ancient dot-matrix printer came to life and noisily ground out a single line of text.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline