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kogation

kogation noun: gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.

Noun

kogation (uncountable)

  1. Gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.

Origin of kogation

From Japanese お焦げ (“burnt food residue on a cooking-pot”), + -ation. Coined at Canon Inc..

Questions about kogation

What does kogation mean?
Kogation means gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.
What part of speech is kogation?
Kogation is a noun.

Words near kogation in the dictionary

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  8. kogelmogel
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  10. Kogers
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