dot matrix
Pointillist printing pattern
Dot matrix describes a method of forming images or text from patterns of tiny dots arranged in a grid.
The term most often refers to dot matrix printers, which dominated office printing in the 1980s and early 1990s, producing characters by striking an ink ribbon through a grid of pins: The old dot matrix printer was loud but reliable.
The technique also applies to displays and signage where pixels or LEDs form characters from dot patterns.
Forceful contact or consequence
- printheadInk-depositing mechanism
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- fanfoldPaper folded in alternating creases
- perforationHole punched through something
sprocket · carriage · carbon copy · Epson · character set · noise · paper feed · parallel port
Evoking recent past
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
- low-resPoor image quality
- 8-bitVintage computing standard
bitmap · jagged · dithering · aliased · raster · digital · mosaic · vintage
Semiconductor that glows
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- scoreboardGame progress display
- signagePosted public displays
- tickerInformal term for heart
resolution · VFD · seven-segment · alphanumeric · bitmap · refresh · arrivals board · marquee
Framework of intersecting lines
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
alignment · regular · rows · columns · halftone · screen printing · rasterization · density
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- printheadInk-depositing mechanism
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- fanfoldPaper folded in alternating creases
perforation · sprocket · carriage · carbon copy · Epson · character set · noise · paper feed · parallel port
retro
Evoking recent past
8-bit · bitmap · jagged · dithering · aliased · raster · digital · mosaic · vintage · old-school
LED
Semiconductor that glows
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- scoreboardGame progress display
- signagePosted public displays
ticker · resolution · VFD · seven-segment · alphanumeric · bitmap · refresh · arrivals board · marquee
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- arrayOrdered collection or display
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
spacing · alignment · regular · rows · columns · halftone · screen printing · rasterization · density · distribution
- digital displaysLCD, LED display, OLED, OLED display, LCD panel
- obsolete techfloppy disk, VHS, dial-up modem, cassette tape, floppy disks
- output devicesprinter, display, television, TV, projector
- spotted patternsspotted, dalmatian spots, flecked, speckles, dappled
- dot patternsBraille, halftone, stippling, pointillism, microdots
- Printer Termsinkjet, photo printer, all-in-one, wireless printer, ink tank
dot matrixlaser
Concentrated light device
laser printer · inkjet · inkjet printer · thermal printer · 3D printer
dot matrixhigh-resolution
Showing minute visual detail
crisp · smooth · continuous tone · vector graphics · phototypesetting
dot, dotted, dots, matrix, matriarch, dotting, dotage, matriarchy, matrices