kogation

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noun

Gradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.

OriginJapanese お焦げ →
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Meanings

nounkogation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGradual and inevitable degradation of the print head of a heat-based inkjet printer from residual ink and/or impure water.

Origin

  1. Japaneseお焦げ“burnt food residue on a cooking-pot”
  2. Englishkogation

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

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APA

kogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kogation

MLA

“kogation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kogation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kogation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kogation.

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