dot matrix

dot matrix

noun Computers.
a method of forming characters and graphics, used by CRTs and other screens, some printers (dot-matrix printers), and some plotters, by creating the desired pattern using dots from a dense matrix.

Origin:
1960–65
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Dot matrix is always a great word to know.
So is speech recognition. Does it mean:
the computerized analysis of spoken words in order to identify the speaker or to respond to voiced commands
a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a CRT where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear
WordNet
dot matrix

noun
a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed 
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