dot matrix

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

   Broadermatrix

Questions about dot matrix

What does dot matrix mean?

dot matrix means "a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed".

Is dot matrix a common word?

dot matrix is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.