Etymology

kogation

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Today it means: Gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water. Full definition →

Japanese お焦げ
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  1. Japanese · derived fromお焦げ“burnt food residue on a cooking-pot”
  2. English todaykogation

From Japanese お焦げ (“burnt food residue on a cooking-pot”), + -ation. Coined at Canon Inc..

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