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  2. Reticle - Wikipedia

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    Reticle accessory (PD-8) used in sniper rifles. A reticle, or reticule[1][2] also known as a graticule, is a pattern of fine lines or markings built into the eyepiece of an optical device such as a telescopic sight, spotting scope, theodolite, optical microscope or the screen of an oscilloscope, to provide measurement references during visual ...

  3. Reflector sight - Wikipedia

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    A view through the Mark III Free Gun Reflector Sight, first produced in 1943, used on British army guns, naval guns, and as a pilot sight and a defensive gun sight on aircraft. The reticle image in this sight is produced by an optical collimator bounced off a beam splitter. The dot remains on the target even though the viewer's head is moved ...

  4. Telescopic sight - Wikipedia

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    A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope informally, is an optical sighting device based on a refracting telescope. [1] It is equipped with some form of a referencing pattern – known as a reticle – mounted in a focally appropriate position in its optical system to provide an accurate point of aim.

  5. Dot matrix printing - Wikipedia

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    Dot matrix printing, [ 1 ] sometimes called impact matrix printing, is a computer printing process in which ink is applied to a surface using a relatively low-resolution dot matrix for layout. Dot matrix printers are a type of impact printer that prints using a fixed number of pins or wires [ 2 ][ 3 ] and typically use a print head that moves ...

  6. Laser printing - Wikipedia

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    e. Laser printing is an electrostatic digital printing process. It produces high-quality text and graphics (and moderate-quality photographs) by repeatedly passing a laser beam back and forth over a negatively charged cylinder called a "drum" to define a differentially charged image. [1] The drum then selectively collects electrically charged ...

  7. Thermal weapon sight - Wikipedia

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    Thermal weapon sight. A Thermal Weapon Sight. Produced by Meprolight, Mepro NYX. A thermographic weapon sight, thermal imagery scope or thermal weapon sight is a sighting device combining a compact thermographic camera and an aiming reticle. [ 1 ] They can be mounted on a variety of small arms as well as some heavier weapons.

  8. Printer (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper. [1] While most output is human-readable, bar code printers are an example of an expanded use for printers. [2] Different types of printers include 3D printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and thermal printers. [3]

  9. Xerography - Wikipedia

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    Xerography is a dry photocopying technique. [1] Originally called electrophotography, it was renamed xerography—from the Greek roots ξηρός xeros, meaning "dry" and -‍γραφία-‍graphia, meaning "writing"—to emphasize that unlike reproduction techniques then in use such as cyanotype, the process of xerography used no liquid chemicals.