dot matrix impact printer [essential for carbon copies]
Erklärung:
Any printer that 'composes' the letters from dots is matrix printer, regardless of whether it produces an impact.
Another category of classification is non-impact printer (bubble jets, thermo transfer) as opposed to impact printers (needle or typewheel printers).
A main difference between impact and non-impact printers is that only impact printers can procude carbon copies.
The only reason nowadays to use an impact printer is that you need the carbon copies.
The 'Nadeldrucker' clearly expresses dot matrix and impact as well.
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Note added at 1 hr 15 mins (2005-04-12 09:29:43 GMT)
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Or just \'needle printer\' of course!
That\'s what I wanted to propose right from the start , but somehow writing the explanation distracted me. :-)
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