单词 | photocopy |
释义 | photocopyn. Originally: a photographic reproduction (now rare). In later use: a copy made by a photocopier. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > photocopier > act of using > a photocopy photocopy1879 photostat1911 stat1937 Xerox1952 xerocopy1963 1879 Harper's Weekly 11 Jan. 35/3 (advt.) Photo-copies. Every style of finish. Oldest and largest house in America. 1889 Scribner's Mag. May (inside back cover) (advt.) ‘Hammond’ typewriter. Far ahead in speed... Send for photo-copy of work. 1925 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 9 388 The unique copy, now available in M. Cirot's photocopy published in the Bulletin Hispanique,..is incomplete. 1952 I. Graham Encycl. Advertising 350/1 The original subject may be photocopied in actual, enlarged, or reduced size; the finished photocopy may be black on a white background (called a ‘positive’) or white on a black background (called a ‘negative’). 1971 Physics Bull. Nov. 682/1 In the USA, theses are readily available either on microfilm or as photocopies. 2000 New Yorker 14 Feb. 49/1 He had photocopies of Glennon and McGinn's toe tags from the city morgue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). photocopyv. transitive. To make a photocopy of. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [verb (transitive)] > copying equipment > photocopy photostat1914 photocopy1924 xerox1966 1924 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 9 144 She photo-copied them and then had them typewritten by one of the most efficient copyists in the Archives of the Indies. 1952 I. Graham Encycl. Advertising 350/1 The original subject may be photocopied in actual, enlarged, or reduced size; the finished photocopy may be black on a white background (called a ‘positive’) or white on a black background (called a ‘negative’). 1976 P. Hill Hunters v. 47 Here's the questionnaire, get it photocopied. 2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing 354 She helped me train, packed expedition food, photocopied proposals, dog-sat and paid the bills while I was gone. Derivatives ˈphotocopied adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [adjective] > of or relating to copying apparatus > photocopying > photocopied photostatted1926 photocopied1944 xeroxed1965 Xerox1976 1944 Amer. Hist. Rev. 49 744 There is an appendix indicating the photocopied material in the Library of Congress. 1973 Nature 16 Mar. 147/2 Advance copies of the technical report are available in photocopied form. 1995 New Yorker 30 Jan. 35/2 We were walking through So-Ho, paying quick visits to a dozen art galleries that he had marked on a small, photocopied map. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879v.1924 |
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