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A dotmatrix printer uses a ribbon and pins to transfer Inc. onto paper. This type of printer is no longer made and very few are still in use.
A dot matrix is an impact printer. Either 9 or 24 pins are fired against an inked ribbon to leave marks on the paper. An impact printer enables printing to be done on each sheet of multi-paged listing paper.
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A dot matrix printer uses continuous, fan-fold paper. Such paper is fed through the printer by pegs on a roller engaging holes along both edges of the paper.
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The holes on the left and right margins of printer paper are called tractor feed holes and are used to help guide the paper through continuous feed printers. These printers use sprockets or tractors to ensure the paper is fed through accurately and consistently. Tractor feed holes are no longer necessary for most modern printers that use friction feed mechanisms.
The type of printer that produces characters by striking pins against an ink onto the paper is called a dot matrix printer. These printers were once cutting edge but have largely been replaced by ink jet and laser printers.
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