Dpi printing term explained

Can you explain what dpi in printing terms means?

Answer:

The term "DPI" stands for dots per inch. The smallest unit of measurement for a printer device is the dot. This includes graphical images. The size of the dot specifies the extent of detail that can be captured on paper.

If the printer manufacturer specifies 600 * 600 dpi, it plainly means the printer has the ability of putting a dot which is 1/600 inch wide and 1/600 inch high.

Place a ruler on paper; draw a horizontal line which is 1 inch wide. Imagine the size of the dot by dividing the line into 600 equal pieces. If you are looking for high precision printing and you want the printer to put as much detail as it can on the paper, then you should be checking out the DPI specification of the printer. The higher the resolution of the printer, the better it can draw characters at smaller point sizes, and, this results in more detail that can be brought on the paper. A 600 dpi printer can put 4 times more detail on a piece of paper than a 300 dpi printer can.

What does that imply?

Clarity is proportional to the DPI specification of the printer.