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photocopy

photocopy

19 1.0
A copy of a document or picture made by a copy machine
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊtəˌkɑpi/
translation icon : fotocopia
  • ...I went to see the bank manager this morning, and I got photocopies of all your statements.
  • photocopies of documents
  • photocopy of a page
  • photocopy of a letter

They wouldn't let even Harvey make a photocopy of that page in the letter.

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Examples

  • I told you to make photocopies of your written notes.

  • It's a photocopy of Mrs. Botrelle's medical chart.

  • A photocopy of his passport.

  • Two more important places in college are the laundry room and the photocopy shop.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Instead, I simply followed the documentary trail and paid for photocopies of the available records from the National Archives.

    Academic text (2009)
  • This is a photocopy of Hazel Cole's Statement dated December 27th.

  • Collection contains photocopies of records from Norfolk, England, collected by Mrs. William P. Baldwin.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Humphries completed this transcription from a photocopy of the original diary, held by McKinley's ancestors.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The journal and manuscript were photocopies, well-thumbed, with notes in the margins in Glenna's hand.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I need a photocopy of my birth certificate for the job application.

Synonyms

copy
vsphotocopy
1.0

A paper or file that is the same as the original

is a machine-made duplicate specifically produced by an office copying process
Xerox
vsphotocopy
  • US
36 5.1

A paper copy of a document made on a copying machine

is the neutral word for duplicates produced by office copying machines
reproduction
vsphotocopy
22 3.9

The act of making a copy of something like a photo or document

is the specific result made by an office copying machine rather than the general process
hard copy
vsphotocopy
20 3.1

A paper copy printed or typed from a computer

is a duplicate made from a physical document by an office copying machine
facsimile
vsphotocopy
5 7.1

An exact copy of a document or work of art

is usually a practical office duplicate rather than a carefully matched reproduction
carbon copy
vsphotocopy
  • Archaic
4 3.0

A copy of a paper made at the same time as the original

is a machine-produced duplicate not created by pressure transfer between sheets
xerox copy
vsphotocopy
  • US
2.8

A copy of a document made with a photocopier

is the general term for a machine-made duplicate of documents or images
photostatic
vsphotocopy
  • Archaic
8.7

A copy of a document made by an old photocopy process

is the modern machine-made duplicate rather than the older camera process
autotype
vsphotocopy
  • Archaic
9.6

An exact copy of a picture, document, or printed item

is a routine machine duplicate rather than a careful artistic exact copy

Surface Forms

photocopy singular
photocopies plural

Morphology

photocopy = copy (transparent) = photo + copy

The meaning is clear from photo- (relating to photography) plus copy (a duplicate).

Etymology

Photocopy comes from photo ('light') and copy ('a duplicate'). Early copying machines used light to make a duplicate of a page, so a photocopy is a simple copy of a document made with light.