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Inkjet printer

A reproduction of a digital image made by a contact-free printer that distributes droplets of ink over a surface, usually using four colours: cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK). Inkjet printers were introduced in the 1980s and can print on a range of materials including paper, textiles, wood and metal.

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