photocopy

noun

pho·to·copy | \ ˈfō-tə-ˌkä-pē

Definition of photocopy

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

photocopy

verb

photocopied; photocopying; photocopies

Definition of photocopy (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to make a photocopy of

intransitive verb

: to make a photocopy

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Examples of photocopy in a Sentence

Noun She made a photocopy of the letter.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun More Georgia's elections law requires providing a driver's license or state ID number or photocopy of an ID to vote absentee by mail and limits the time people have to request an absentee ballot. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, "Georgia NAACP and voting rights groups challenge sweeping Georgia voting law," 29 Mar. 2021 The new law also requires a driver’s license number, state ID number or photocopy or electronic upload of ID, or the last four digits of their social security number when requesting an absentee ballot. — Sanya Mansoor, Time, "Georgia Has Enacted Sweeping Changes to Its Voting Law. Here's Why Voting Rights Advocates Are Worried," 26 Mar. 2021 And that album cover, like a photocopy reproduced too many times, fades into insignificance. — Brian P. Kelly, WSJ, "‘KAWS: What Party’ Review: Calculated Commercialism," 6 Mar. 2021 Senate Bill 67 would require that a voter provide either their driver's license number or personal ID card number or provide a photocopy of their ID when applying for an absentee ballot. — Ben Nadler, ajc, "Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting," 2 Feb. 2021 For visual arts workshops, the photocopy requirement means that prisoners won't see examples of artistic prompts in color. — Angie Jackson, Detroit Free Press, "MDOC: To fight drug smuggling, prisoners now get photocopies of mail; originals shredded," 23 Oct. 2020 Some states, like Kentucky, Louisiana, and Missouri also require a photocopy of your ID to vote by mail. — Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, "So, You Got Your Absentee Ballot. What Should You Do Next?," 16 Oct. 2020 Absentee ballot applications must be notarized or include a photocopy of an acceptable photo identification card. — CBS News, "How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election?," 18 Sep. 2020 But a photocopy of an undated membership directory obtained by The New York Times includes Judge Barrett, her husband, Jesse, and five of their now seven children. — New York Times, "Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett," 8 Oct. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Ask whether your church can instead photocopy or electronically display or project prayers, songs and texts. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, "Your guide to avoiding Covid-19 at church and other religious services," 10 Apr. 2021 Meanwhile, the Michigan Secretary of State is encouraging clerks across the state to photocopy an adequate supply of ballots if a shortage appears likely. — Mikhayla Dunaj, Detroit Free Press, "What if clerks run out of ballots? Here is the backup plan," 1 Nov. 2020 Everybody was interested in anything that was available—a book being passed around that’s photocopied, a secret concert. — Marisa Mazria Katz, The New York Review of Books, "Painting a Knotty Landscape: An Interview with Yevgeniya Baras," 30 May 2020 Hers is an interdisciplinary art that often juxtaposes scraps of academic text photocopied from books and reordered to give it new meaning. — New York Times, "A Sound-and-Art Show Fills a Void for Muslims in Brooklyn," 9 Sep. 2019 Encourage congregants to bring their own or photocopy or project prayers and texts. — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, "Arizona offers guidance as places of worship start to reopen," 12 May 2020 As for the requirement to include a photo ID with the absentee ballot application, the lawsuit says many Alabamians don’t have a way to photocopy their ID or don’t have a photo ID. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, "NAACP, others sue to remove ‘obstacles to voting’ in Alabama," 1 May 2020 S-Voice arose in the early days of voice assistants, when Android OEMs were scrambling to photocopy Apple's Siri voice assistant, which launched in 2011. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Say goodbye to Samsung’s S-Voice—the servers shut down June 1, 2020," 13 Apr. 2020 Newsom allowed reporters to review — but not photocopy — his 2018 tax years at the state Capitol on Friday. — Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, "Gov. Gavin Newsom reports $1.2-million income in new disclosure of tax returns," 7 Mar. 2020

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