photostat

noun

pho·to·stat | \ ˈfō-tə-ˌstat

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Definition of photostat

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 or photostat machine : a device used for making a photographic copy of graphic matter Photostat machines, which were introduced in the early 1900s and which make copies photographically on sensitized paper, were much too expensive for ordinary office use.— David Owen

2 : a copy made by a photostat machine I showed him the photostat of my license, complete with my picture.— Robert B. Parker

photostat

verb

photostated also photostatted; photostating also photostatting

Definition of photostat (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to copy by a photostat

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