photocopier
Definition
Noun: A machine that makes copies of documents or other visual images quickly and cheaply by using a photographic process, typically involving light, static electricity, and toner.
Usage
A "photocopier" is a common office machine. You place an original document on its glass surface or in its document feeder, press a button, and it produces one or more paper copies.
Examples
- Noun:
- Please make ten copies of this report on the photocopier.
- The photocopier in the library is out of toner.
- We need to get the photocopier repaired; it's jamming paper.
Advanced Usage
- "to be at/on the photocopier": To be using the photocopier machine.
- She's been at the photocopier all morning preparing the handouts.
- Conceptual use referring to the function rather than the physical object:
- In the digital age, the role of the photocopier has diminished.
Variants and Related Words
- Photocopy (noun/verb): The copy produced by a photocopier, or the act of making such a copy.
- Noun: I have a photocopy of the letter.
- Verb: Can you photocopy this for me?
- Copier (noun): A more general term for any machine that makes copies, which can include photocopiers and digital duplicators.
- Xerox (noun/verb, often trademarked): A common brand name used generically to mean a photocopy or to photocopy.
- Verb: I'll Xerox these pages for the meeting.
Synonyms
- Duplicator: A machine for making multiple copies.
- Copy machine: A simpler, more direct synonym.
Related Phrases
- To run off copies: An informal phrase meaning to make photocopies.
- I'll just run off a few copies of the agenda.
- To make a photocopy: The standard verb phrase for the action.
- I need to make a photocopy of my passport.
Related Idioms
Note: There are no common idioms that feature the word "photocopier" itself. The concept is typically too modern and specific for idiomatic expression.
Noun
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a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
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