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inkjet

inkjet noun: a device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.

Noun

inkjet (plural inkjets)

  1. A device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.
    • The non-impact printers employ an electrostatic, thermal, inkjet or other non-impact mechanism to transfer the character image.1971, Computer Industry Annual, Computer Design Publishing Corporation, page 271
    • HP aims to improve energy efficiency of its inkjet and laserjet printers 40% by 2011 and to triple its use of recycled material in inkjet products by 2011.2009 March 27, “Inside HP's Ink Jet Cartridge Recycling Process”, in InformationWeek
  2. An inkjet printer.
    • Inkjets aren't as expensive as they used to be.
    • The application, form and all, can be printed on hundreds of printers including inkjet and laserjets.1994, Dennis V. Damp, The book of U.S. government jobs, page 88

inkjet meaning in Tamil

inkjet in Tamil

மைத்தாரை, மைவீச்சு

Examples of inkjet in a sentence

  • Nanoparticles of various sorts are already found in products like sunscreen, paint and inkjet paper.
  • Although bubblejet technology sounds messier than inkjet technology, bubblejets typically produce better images than inkjets.
  • For general duty color printing, inkjet and bubblejets are the most cost-beneficial.

All 10 example sentences with inkjet

Forms of inkjet

pluralinkjets
alternative formink jet
alternative formink-jet

Plural of inkjet: inkjets

Origin of inkjet

From ink + jet.

Words formed from inkjet

Phrases with inkjet

Questions about inkjet

What does inkjet mean?
Inkjet means a device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.
What is inkjet in Tamil?
Inkjet in Tamil is மைத்தாரை, மைவீச்சு. See Inkjet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inkjet?
Inkjet is a noun.
What is the plural of inkjet?
The plural of inkjet is inkjets.

Words near inkjet in the dictionary

  1. inking
  2. inking in
  3. inking up
  4. inkings
  5. inkish
  6. inkjet
  7. inkjet printer
  8. inkjet printers
  9. inkjets
  10. inkjettable
  11. inkle

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