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单词 press copying
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press copyingn.

Brit. /ˈprɛs ˌkɒpɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɛs ˌkɑpiɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.1, copying n.
Etymology: < press n.1 + copying n., after press copy n. Compare later press-copy v.
Now historical.
The process of making a facsimile of a handwritten document by transfer in a copying press.
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society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing > for making several copies at once > use of
polygraphy?1787
manifold writing1862
press copying1875
manifolding1892
1875 Times 24 July 3/2 (advt.) He must be strong and active, educated, and write a good hand, used to press copying and office work.
1890 F. D. Lugard Diary 16 Sept. (1959) I. 329 His report was sent too but so illegible thro' careless press copying that I cannot make out parts at all.
1953 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 33 173 In the interim period between copying by hand and using carbon paper, duplicates of outgoing correspondence were made by a system of press copying.
2003 C. Kostelnick & M. Hassett Shaping Information 237 In the nineteenth century, press copying through contact pressure and ink was an efficient method for copying text.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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