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▪ I. photoduplicate, n. U.S.|ˌfəʊtəʊˈdjuːplɪkət|
[f. photo- 2 + duplicate n.; cf. *photoduplication n.]
A photographic copy, esp. of a document; a photocopy.
1938Ann. Rep. Librarian of Congress 312 The Photoduplication Service is being organized with a view of..supplying..microfilms and other photoduplicates of material.
▪ II. photoduplicate, v. U.S.|ˌfəʊtəʊˈdjuːplɪkeɪt|
[f. photo- 2 + duplicate v. or as back-formation from *photoduplication n.]
trans. To duplicate (documentary material) using a photocopier; = photocopy v.
1961in Webster. 1988N.Y. Times 21 Apr. c23/2 Some [books] were so rare they couldn't be shipped through inter-library loan. They couldn't be photoduplicated.
Hence ˌphotoˈduplicated ppl. a.; ˌphotoˈduplicating ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1981N.Y. Times 12 Apr. (Long Island Weekly section) 22/4 Varying the chromatic balance of the photoduplicating machine. 1984Computerworld 13 Feb. 61/3 The output looks more like printed pages, not photoduplicated printout. |