photo stater

Pho·to·stat

[foh-tuh-stat]
1.
Trademark. a brand of camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
noun
2.
( often lowercase ) a copy made with this camera.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
( lowercase ) to copy with this camera.

Related forms
pho·to·stat·er, pho·to·stat·ter, noun
pho·to·stat·ic, adjective
pho·to·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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photostat (ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter
2.  any copy made by such a machine
 
—vb , -stats, -statting, -stating, -statted, -stated
3.  to make a photostat copy (of)
 
photo'static
 
—adj

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