DPI stands for dots per inch as in the number of dots per inch on a ink printer. PPI stands for pixels per inch as in the number of pixels per inch on your screen.
When printing on a media you will have the dpi but often times people will refer to the dpi on a screen image. Technically this is incorrect; when dealing with the dots on your screen the correct term is ppi.
Bottomline is that people have been using dpi for so long and incorrectly for so long that most will know what you are talking about. If you feel like being a smartly pants you can correct someone and refer to it as ppi and then proceed to explain.
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