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copying machine

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of copying machine

First recorded in 1795–1805


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Researchers from Göttingen and Hannover have now succeeded for the first time in visualising the copying machine of chloroplasts, the RNA polymerase PEP, in high-resolution 3D.

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

She added the words “sex or marital status,” ran to a copying machine and made a copy for each member.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2013

An exhibit featuring more than 4,000 objects from the Civil War period such as an 1862 panoramic drawing of Fort Albany, a folding camp chair, a portable copying machine and more.

From Washington Post

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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