My first attempt at reinking the dot matrix ribbons was based on this prior ... we reloaded the cart into the printer. The print job was fired off while we watched with bated breath.

Used to print multipart forms and address labels ... Also known as a "serial dot matrix printer." The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers that are moved across the paper.

Although inkjet and laser printers print in dots, and monitors display dots as well, the term generally refers to images created with serial dot matrix printers. See dot matrix printer.