in rô-nê-ô
Definition
- Verb:
- To mimeograph: The primary meaning of "in rô-nê-ô" is the process of duplicating documents using a mimeograph machine (a Ronéo machine), a common stencil-based printing technology.
- To duplicate / to copy via stencil: It refers specifically to the method of creating copies by forcing ink through a perforated stencil onto paper.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tài liệu này cần được in rô-nê-ô cho cả lớp. (This document needs to be mimeographed for the whole class.)
- Ngày xưa, các trường học thường in rô-nê-ô đề thi. (In the past, schools often used mimeograph machines to print exams.)
- Văn bản đánh máy xong sẽ đem đi in rô-nê-ô. (After being typed, the document will be taken to be mimeographed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is historically specific and evokes a pre-photocopier era of document reproduction. It is often used when recalling or describing past administrative or educational practices.
Variants and Related Words
Máy rô-nê-ô (n): mimeograph machine, Ronéo machine.
- Máy rô-nê-ô trong văn phòng cũ đã hỏng. (The mimeograph machine in the old office is broken.)
Giấy stencil / giấy sáp (n): stencil, the waxed paper master sheet used in the process.
- Phải đánh máy lên giấy sáp trước khi in rô-nê-ô. (You must type onto the stencil paper before mimeographing.)
Synonyms
- To duplicate: to make an exact copy.
- To run off copies: an informal phrase for producing copies, often on a duplicating machine.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms, the phrase itself can evoke a sense of nostalgia or outdated technology in modern contexts.