These work by a group of pins which strike the paper through an inked ribbon.
A printer in which each character is formed from a matrix of dots. They are normally impact systems, ie a wire is fired at a ribbon in order to leave an inked dot on the page, but thermal and electro-erosion systems are also used.
A printer that forms characters or images using a matrix of pins that strike an inked ribbon.
A printer that uses a set of needles to impact on an ink ribbon. Each character requires a unique pattern of needles. Primarily used in business in order to make instant copies of printouts, e.g. invoices.
[n] - a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
matrix printer noun a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
Computer printer that produces each character individually by printing a pattern, or matrix, of very small dots. The printing head consists of a vertical line or block of either 9 or 24 printing pins. As the printing head is moved from side to side across the paper, the pins are pushed forwards selec...