An older classification for computer and word-processor output that produces fully formed, solid characters without visible dots or jagged edges. It was typically achieved by daisywheel or thimble printers striking a ribbon, setting a benchmark for professional business correspondence before high-resolution laser and inkjet printers made the distinction obsolete.
Heard on the job
We need to run these contracts on the daisywheel to get letter-quality printing.
Also heard as
- LQP
Related terms
Daisywheel printer
An impact printer that uses a rotating wheel of raised metal or plastic characters.
Dot matrix printer
An impact printing device that forms characters by striking an ink ribbon with a grid of tiny metal pins.
Laser printer
A digital printing device that uses static electricity and a laser to fuse toner to paper.