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INK-JET PRINTER
A printer that forms characters
by squirting ink onto the page.
More Detailed Definition:
Unlike daisy wheel and dot matrix
printers, which rely on physical contact with the an inked ribbon
and paper, ink jet printers simply spray ink in a series of dots
to form characters. While early ink jets were prone to clogging,
they were capable of delivering good print speeds and relatively
high-quality text and graphics. Today's best ink jet printers have
eliminated most of the clogging problems, rival laser printers for
text quality, and can also produce color images with
near-photographic quality--all for even less money than a low-end
laser printer.
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