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Xerox

Pronunciation: /ˈzɪərɒks, ˈzɛ-/

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Definition of Xerox

noun

[mass noun] trademark
  • a xerographic copying process: printing methods include acrylic printing and colour Xerox [as modifier]:a Xerox machine
  • [count noun] a copy made using the Xerox process.
  • [count noun] a machine for copying by xerography.

verb

(xerox) (xeroxes, xeroxing, xeroxed) [with object]
  • copy (a document) by the Xerox process: I shall have the typescript xeroxed today (as adjective xeroxed)a xeroxed newspaper article

Origin:

1950s: an invented name, based on xerography

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