photocopy
Definition
Noun:
- A photographic copy of written, printed, or graphic work, made using a process that involves light, electrical charge, and toner or ink.
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
Noun
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a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
Verb
-
reproduce by xerography
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