mimeograph

noun mim·eo·graph \ ˈmi-mē-ə-ˌgraf \

|Updated on: 8 Jul 2018

Definition of mimeograph

: a duplicator for making many copies that utilizes a stencil through which ink is pressed

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mimeograph

transitive verb

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Recent Examples of mimeograph from the Web

When Howarth began teaching in 1987, teachers mingled in a smoking lounge, and copies were cranked out on a mimeograph.

— debbie truong, Washington Post, "‘I still think I have a lot to offer:’ Three decades later, a Virginia teacher’s words ring true.," 1 July 2018
In the early 20th century, before laser printers and photocopiers, before even mimeographs and ditto machines, a fair-sized company or institution might have had one of these presses in a back room.

— david ibata, ajc, "Mystery of the Acworth printing press," 29 Mar. 2018
Although photocopiers, inkjet printers, and the Internet gradually made the mimeograph obsolete, the machine’s legacy is still present in the digital age.

— National Geographic, "How an Obsolete Copy Machine Started a Revolution," 24 June 2016
Although photocopiers, inkjet printers, and the Internet gradually made the mimeograph obsolete, the machine’s legacy is still present in the digital age.

— National Geographic, "How an Obsolete Copy Machine Started a Revolution," 24 June 2016

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