inkjet printer

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inkjet printer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  ink-jet printer \ink"-jet` printer\, n. (Computers)
     A type of printer used as a peripheral device for computers,
     in which the color is applied to the paper by spraying liquid
     ink onto paper through tiny orifices in a moving print head,
     to construct the desired pattern on the paper by placing one
     dot or several dots at a time on the paper.
     [PJC]

inkjet printer - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  inkjet printer
  
     <hardware, printer> A class of printer in which small ink
     droplets are sprayed electrostatically from a nozzle onto the
     paper.
  
     Inkjet printers are very quiet in comparison to impact printers
     .
  
     A popular example is the Olivetti BJ10.
  
     (1995-03-14)