DOT MATRIX Definition & Meaning

dot matrix

noun

Computers.

a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers dot-matrixprinters, and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of dot matrix¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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The first standout feature is a dot matrix LED panel sliced into the upper right corner of the keyboard that gives the Animate its name.

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The man took Andrea Cincotta’s computer and her dot matrix printer, loaded them into his truck and then resumed working on the apartment building’s mailboxes.

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The lid is covered in a dot matrix design.

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The G14 Acronym is black with a dot matrix covering the lid.

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I made a “Twin Peaks” fanzine in my middle school computer lab on dot matrix printers.

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doting dot-matrix printer

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