inkjet printing

Liquid spray imaging

Inkjet printing is a method of printing that sprays tiny droplets of ink onto paper or other surfaces.

The technology dominates home and small office printers, producing everything from documents to photographs.

Inkjet printers are cheaper than laser printers but cost more per page to operate: The inkjet printing was smudged because the paper got wet before it dried.

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CMYK · paper · photo paper · toner · smudge · resolution · color gamut · pigment · glossy · matte · photo · cyan · magenta · yellow · ink · printhead · clogged · paper jam

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Opposites
printing technology/mechanism

inkjet printinglaser printing

Toner fused by light

offset printing · letterpress · screen printing · electrophotography · xerography

print quality tier

inkjet printingoffset printing

Indirect commercial reproduction technique

lithography · rotogravure

historical era of printing

inkjet printingletterpress

Printing from raised surfaces

movable type · woodblock printing · Gutenberg press · hand printing · engraving

Family

print, inkiness, jetted, jetting, prints, printed, printer, printers, printing

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G