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photostat

photostat

1 9.5
A copy of a paper document made by an old photocopier
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊtəˌstæt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : fotostático
  • The lawyer provided a photostat of the signed contract during the meeting.
  • photostat copy
  • photostat of the original

Examples

  • I need a photostat of this document for my records.

  • "I put the photostat of the album's cover that I got from Pierce..."

    The Argyle Secrets (1948)

  • Here's a photostat of the cover.

    The Argyle Secrets (1948)

  • There's a photostat of the original on the wall.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • - Henrietta, here's a photostat of the original note.

    A New Leaf (1971)

  • Ah, Mr Boyle, get the photostats to me.

    Marnie (1964)

  • Can you send me a photostat of your research paper for review?

Synonyms

photocopy
vsphotostat
19 1.0

A copy of a document or picture made by a copy machine

comes from an older specific machine used before modern copying machines

Compounds

Photostat machine
  • Archaic
6.8

A machine that makes quick paper copies of documents

Surface Forms

photostat singular
photostats plural

Etymology

Photostat comes from photo- meaning 'light' and -stat, the name used for an early copying machine and its prints. So a photostat is literally a 'light-made' copy made by that machine.