Dot matrix printer and Thermal printer

Dot matrix printer noun - A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix.

Thermal printer and dot matrix printer are semantically related. in computer peripheral device topic. In some cases you can use "Thermal printer" instead a noun phrase "Dot matrix printer".

Thermal printer noun - A printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat.

Dot matrix printer and thermal printer are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Dot matrix printer" with "Thermal printer", this phrases are similar.