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dot matrixes

dot matrixes is the plural of dot matrix.

Meaning of dot matrix

Noun

dot matrix (plural dot matrices or dot matrixes)

  1. (also, attributive) A two-dimensional array or pattern of dots used (for example, by a display device or a printer) to represent alphanumeric characters and pictures.
    • On most terminals, hardware-generated characters are displayed as dot matrixes inside rectangular envelopes[…]. The exact manner in which this is done depends on the kind of terminal.1980 December (updated 1984 September), “Picture-description Subroutines”, in Richard A. Salisbury, editor, Integrated Graphics System (MTS [Michigan Terminal System]; 17), Ann Arbor, Mich....

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What is dot matrixes the plural of?
Dot matrixes is the plural of dot matrix.

Words near dot matrixes in the dictionary

  1. dot Indians
  2. dot matrices
  3. dot matrix
  4. dot matrix printer
  5. dot matrix printers
  6. dot matrixes
  7. dot or feather
  8. dot painting
  9. dot paintings
  10. dot point
  11. dot points

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