photostatic
- noun
- Archaic
:
fotostato
- Before digital technology, offices relied on a photostatic to duplicate important documents.
Examples
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The photostatic machine produced clear copies of the documents.
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He learned to operate the photostatic during his first job at the library.
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The university archive still keeps an old photostatic in the basement for historical interest.
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I need to use the photostatic copier for my project.
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The school still uses a photostatic machine to make copies of important documents for the staff.
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Before the introduction of modern technology, people relied on a photostatic to reproduce large volumes of text.
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Many libraries have a photostatic that helps to preserve old manuscripts by making copies for readers.
Synonyms
24
1.0
A machine that makes copies of documents onto paper
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2.0
A machine that makes paper copies of documents and pictures
1
4.9
A machine that makes exact copies of papers and drawings
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9.9
A machine that makes a photographic copy of a paper document
A machine that makes quick paper copies of documents
Surface Forms
Etymology
Photostatic comes from photo- 'light' and -static 'still', because early copying machines used light to fix a page into a picture. So a photostatic is the old machine that made copies with light, before modern photocopiers.