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CRT monitor
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Type of desktop monitor that contains a cathode-ray tube.
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dot-matrix printer
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Type of impact printer that produces printed images when tiny wire pins on a print head mechanism strike an inked ribbon.
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gas plasma monitor
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A display device that uses gas plasma technology, which substitutes a layer of gas for the liquid crystal material in an LCD monitor.
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impact printer
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Type of printer that forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper by striking a mechanism against an inked ribbon that physically contacts the paper.
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ink-jet printer
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Type of nonimpact printer that forms characters and graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink onto a piece of paper.
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line printer
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Type of high-speed impact printer that prints an entire line at a time.
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liquid crystal display
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(LCD) Type of display that uses a liquid compound to present information on a screen.
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multifunction peripheral
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Output device that looks like a copy machine but provides the functionality of a printer, a scanner, a copy machine, and perhaps a fax machine.
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nonimpact printer
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Type of printer that forms characters and graphics on a piece of paper without actually striking the paper.
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plotters
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Sophisticated printers that generate images using a row of charged wire (called syli) to draw and electrostatic pattern on specially coated paper and then fuse toner to the pattern.
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resolution
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The sharpness and clearness of an image, defined in pixels.
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thermal printer
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Type of nonimpact printer that generates images by pushing electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.
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video card
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Device that converts digital output from a computer into an analog video signal and sends the signal through a cable to a monitor, which then displays output on the screen.
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pixel
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A single point in an electronic image.
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