photocopy

Thân thiện

She makes a photocopy of the important document.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A photographic copy of written, printed, or graphic work, made using a process that involves light, electrical charge, and toner or ink.

2. Verb:

   • To reproduce (a document, image, etc.) by making a photographic copy via a machine, typically using a xerographic or similar process.

Usage

• Noun: Used to refer to the physical duplicate produced by a photocopier.

  • Please make ten photocopies of this report for the meeting.
  • I lost the original, but I have a photocopy in my files.

• Verb: Used to describe the action of creating such a duplicate.

  • Can you photocopy this form for me?
  • The librarian photocopied the article from the journal.

Advanced Usage

• "To run off a photocopy": An informal phrase meaning to make a photocopy.

  • I'll just run off a photocopy of the contract for you.

• "Photocopy quality": Refers to the clarity and legibility of the duplicated document.

  • The photocopy quality was poor, making the text hard to read.

Variants and Related Words

• Photocopier (n): The machine used to make photocopies.

  • The photocopier is out of paper.

• Photocopying (n): The process or business of making photocopies.

  • The photocopying of copyrighted material is restricted.

Synonyms

• Copy (n/v): A general term for a duplicate.
• Duplicate (n/v): An identical copy.
• Xerox (n/v, often trademark): A common proprietary term for photocopy.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

• Photocopy out: To photocopy a specific section or the entirety of a document.
  • She photocopied out the relevant chapter from the textbook.

Related Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work

Verb

1. reproduce by xerography

Từ đồng nghĩa

• run off
• xerox