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dot matrix
noun
: a pattern of dots in a grid from which alphanumeric characters can be formed
a dot matrix printer
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The lid has been changed from the LED dot matrix of the past to a chic diagonal metallic slash.
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PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
In installation form, the work is displayed as a continuous print-out of dot matrix paper spilling over a table.
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WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
Some text and icons are presented in a dot matrix format, which is an old-school look on a new-school device.
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Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
Skytyping is the technological equivalent of moving from handwriting to a wireless dot matrix printer, said Andy’s 48-year-old grandson Stephen Stinis, who took Skytypers over from his father, Greg.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
Nothing’s aesthetic circles around dot matrix-style text, and it can be seen mostly in widgets, the Settings menu, and some other stock apps.
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Christian De Looper, BGR, 30 Aug. 2022
While acknowledging the limited uses for a tiny HDMI PC monitor, maker mitxela had the urge to get a 128×68 dot matrix OLED screen up and running as a PC monitor that connects directly to its system.
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Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022
The man took Andrea Cincotta’s computer and her dot matrix printer, loaded into his truck and then resumed working on the apartment building’s mailboxes.
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Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
With soft and high elastic earloop, the metal adjustable nose clip bridge, and the dot matrix welding.
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Maren Estrada, BGR, 4 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
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“Dot matrix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dot%20matrix. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
dot matrix
noun
: a rectangular arrangement of dots from which letters, numbers, and symbols can be formed (as by a computer printer or on a display screen)
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