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Inkjet printing, an Uncommon card
Inkjet printing is a type of computer printing that recreates a digital image by propelling very fine droplets of ink onto various substrates such as paper, plastic, wood and metal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 46,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Inkjet printing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Inkjet printing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The concept of inkjet printing originated in the 20th century, and the ______ was first extensively developed in the early 1950s.
Answer
technology. The concept of inkjet printing originated in the 20th century, and the technology was first extensively developed in the early 1950s. From the Inkjet printing article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In the late ____s, inkjet printers that could reproduce digital images generated by computers were developed, mainly by Epson, HP and Canon.
Answer
1970s. In the late 1970s, inkjet printers that could reproduce digital images generated by computers were developed, mainly by Epson, HP and Canon. From the Inkjet printing article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The concept of inkjet printing originated in the 20th century, and the technology was first extensively developed in the early 1950s.
- While working at Canon in Japan, Ichiro Endo suggested the idea for a "bubble jet" printer, while around the same time Jon Vaught at Hewlett-Packard was developing a similar idea.
- In the late 1970s, inkjet printers that could reproduce digital images generated by computers were developed, mainly by Epson, HP and Canon.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Inkjet printing article was read about 46,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Inkjet printing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paowee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

