impact printer

noun

: a printing device in which a printing element directly strikes a surface (as in a typewriter)

impact printing noun

Dot-matrix printing encompasses a wide array of printing technologies from traditional impact printing to ink-jet, laser, and thermal printing processes.

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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

impact printer

noun

: a printing device in which a printing element directly strikes a surface (as in a typewriter)