Roneograph

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Definition

Noun: A roneograph is a type of rotary duplicator. It is a machine used for making multiple copies of documents. It works by using ink pressed through a perforated stencil onto paper.

Examples
  • The office used a roneograph to print the weekly newsletter before modern photocopiers were common.
  • Creating copies with the roneograph was a messy but efficient process for its time.
Advanced Usage
  • The term Roneo (often capitalized) was a trademark for this device, and "roneograph" is derived from it. It is a historical term for office equipment, largely obsolete since the advent of photocopiers and digital printers.
    • The archived memos from the 1960s were clearly produced on a Roneo machine.
Variants and Related Words
  • Roneo (noun/trademark): The brand name for the roneograph machine and process.
  • Mimeograph (noun): A similar stencil-based duplicating technology, often used interchangeably with "roneograph" in general context.
Synonyms
  • Duplicator
  • Stencil duplicator
  • Mimeograph machine
Related Phrases
  • To run off copies on the roneograph: To produce copies using this machine.
    • She had to run off fifty copies of the handout on the roneograph for the meeting.
Noun
  1. a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)

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