photocopier

[ foh-tuh-kop-ee-er ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌkɒp i ər /
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noun

any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
Also called copier, copy machine, photocopying machine.

Origin of photocopier

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + copier

Words nearby photocopier

photocomposition, photoconduction, photoconductive, photoconductive cell, photoconductivity, photocopier, photocopy, photocurrent, photodecomposition, photodegradable, photodermatitis

Words related to photocopier

copier, duplicator, Xerox

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British Dictionary definitions for photocopier

photocopier
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪə) /

noun

an instrument using light-sensitive photographic materials to reproduce written, printed, or graphic work