copying machine

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noun

a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.

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RELATED WORDS

copier, duplicator, photocopier, Xerox

Nearby words

copyfitting, copygirl, copygraph, copyhold, copyholder, copying machine, copyist, copyleft, copyread, copyreader, copyright

Compare photocopier.

Origin of copying machine

First recorded in 1795–1805

Also called copier, copy machine.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for copying machine

His lathe and his copying-machine were placed before the window, and his writing-desk in the corner.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
The drying-machine is no unfit companion to the copying-machine.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie