There are various synonyms for the term "lcd printers" which refers to printers that use liquid crystal displays (LCDs) to display images or text. Some alternative terms for lcd printers are LCD label printers, LCD thermal printers, LCD inkjet printers and LCD dot-matrix printers. LCD label printers are printers that are commonly used for printing barcode labels, shipping labels and other adhesive labels. LCD thermal printers are used in point-of-sale systems, kiosks, and other applications to print receipts, tickets, and other documents. LCD inkjet printers make use of ink technology to bring out the text and images while LCD dot-matrix printers combine the use of pins with ink to print.