copying machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of copying machine
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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They wanted to find out whether the observed architecture of the copying machine is similar in other plants.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2024
Sometimes called wood alcohol, methanol is widely used in antifreeze, varnishes, cologne, copying machine fluids, paint and fuel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2020
The goal is not nostalgia but self-expression: A typewriter and copying machine encourage visitors to make their own zines.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2018
Then he warned facetiously that a page-turning copying machine would take “the drudgery out of copyright infringement.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2016
We gathered around the copying machine in the main office and watched together as the image was reproduced.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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