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ink-jet

ink-jet

1 3.9
Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪŋkˌdʒɛt/
  • UK
translation icon : de inyección de tinta
  • "Just like your ink-jet printer can mix colors together to get a different color, we can mix materials together.
  • ink-jet printer

Examples

  • Color ink-jet printers are available from Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Iris, Stork, and other companies.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Water-based ink jets cause the dried ink to be on the surface of the paper, and the sheet needs to be protected from ultraviolet light to ensure color stability.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Ink jets are likely candidates for portable printers.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Drop-on-demand ink jets are the most popular and can be quite inexpensive.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Color printing never experienced a development that would have allowed colored images to be printed in one step (with the exception of ink-jet printing).

    Academic text (2001)

  • The new ink-jet printer I purchased produces high-quality images very quickly.

  • Many schools use ink-jet technology for affordable and efficient color printing.

  • This office upgraded to ink-jet printers to reduce printing costs and improve efficiency.

Surface Forms

ink-jet positive

Morphology

ink-jet = ink + jet (transparent) = ink + jet

Direct compound of 'ink' + 'jet' whose meaning (printing using tiny jets of ink) is clearly deducible from the components.

Etymology

The word ink-jet combines ink ('the liquid used for writing') and jet ('a small, fast stream'), so it literally means tiny jets of ink sprayed onto paper. That's why an ink-jet printer makes pictures by shooting many small drops of ink onto the page.