Dot-matrix printer
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Dot-matrix printers are printers for computers. They use many small needles (called pins) they push against a ribbon to get text to paper. This is much like a typewriter. Each character is made from a matrix of dots. Today, dot matrix printers are not used by the large public any more. They are still in use where forms (with multiple copies) need to be filled out.
An early Macintosh computer with a dot-matrix printer. |