Photostat

Pho·to·stat  (ft-stt)

A trademark used for a photographic device for making positive or negative copies of graphic matter. This trademark often occurs in lowercase in print referring to the copies themselves: "denying into evidence photostats produced of insurance claims filed for stolen property" (United States Law Week).

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photostat [ˈfəʊtəʊˌstæt]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any copy made by such a machine

vb -stats, -statting, -stating -statted, -stated

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to make a photostat copy (of)

photostatic  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	photostat - a photocopy made on a Photostat machine photocopy - a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
	2.	Photostat - a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper Photostat machine copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Verb	1.	photostat - make a copy by means of a Photostat device photocopy, xerox, run off - reproduce by xerography

Translations

photostat (o.f.) [ˈfəʊtəʊstæt]

A. N (= machine) → fotocopiadora f; (= photocopy) → fotocopia f

B. VT → fotocopiar

Photostat® [ˈfəʊtəstæt] n → photocopie f, photostat m