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copying machine

–noun
a machine that makes copies of original documents, esp. by xerography.
Also called copier, copy machine.
Compare photocopier.


Origin:
1795–1805

pho⋅to⋅cop⋅i⋅er

[foh-tuh-kop-ee-er]
–noun
any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
Also called copier, copy machine, photocopying machine.


Origin:
1930–35; photo- + copier
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