photocopy

/ˌfoʊdoʊˈkɑpi/
/ˈfʌʊtəʊkɒpi/
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Other forms: photocopying; photocopies; photocopied

Definitions of photocopy
  1. noun
    a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
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    types:
    photostat
    a photocopy made on a Photostat machine
    type of:
    copy
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
    exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
  2. verb
    reproduce by xerography
    synonyms: run off, xerox
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    types:
    microcopy
    photocopy printed or other graphic matter so that it is reduced in size
    photostat
    make a copy by means of a Photostat device
    type of:
    reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
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