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Photostat

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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).

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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
Verb1.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. VTfotocopiar
Photostat® [ˈfəʊtəstæt] nphotocopie f, photostat m


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