photocopy
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noun \ˈfō-tə-ˌkä-pē\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
See Examples of PHOTOCOPY
- She made a photocopy of the letter.
Origin of PHOTOCOPY
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1909
2photocopy
verbDefinition 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
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