First Known Use: circa 1909
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1photocopy
noun pho·to·copy \ˈfō-tə-ˌkä-pē\
: a paper copy of a document, picture, etc., that is made with a special machine (called a copier or photocopier)
Full Definition of PHOTOCOPY
: a copy of usually printed material made with a process in which an image is formed by the action of light usually on an electrically charged surface
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Origin of PHOTOCOPY
International Scientific Vocabulary
2photocopy
verb
Definition of PHOTOCOPY
transitive verb
: to make a photocopy of
intransitive verb
: to make a photocopy
— pho·to·copi·er noun
First Known Use of PHOTOCOPY
1944
PHOTOCOPIER Defined for Kids
1photocopy
noun pho·to·copy \ˈfō-tō-ˌkä-pē\
Definition of PHOTOCOPY for Kids
: a copy of usually printed material made using a process in which an image is formed by the action of light on an electrically charged surface
2photocopy
verb
pho·to·cop·iedpho·to·copy·ing
Definition of PHOTOCOPY for Kids
: to make a photocopy of
— pho·to·copi·er noun
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