"Dot Matrix" is also a character in the animated television series ReBoot.

"Dot Matrix" is also a character in the movie Spaceballs.

A dot matrix is an array of dots used to generate characters, symbols and images.

Typical used on all modern computer printers and many digital display devices. In printers, the dots are usually the darkened areas of the paper. In displays, the dots may light up, as in an LED or CRT display, or darken, as in an LCD, however multicolor LCDs are sometimes initially dark and light up.

See also

• Dot matrix printer

Display technology