copying machine
noun
a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.
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Also called copier, copy machine .
Compare photocopier.
Origin of copying machine
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby copying machine
copygirl, copygraph, copyhold, copyholder, copy in, copying machine, copyist, copyleft, copy paper, copy protection, copyread
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Example sentences 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. ThurstonThe drying-machine is no unfit companion to the copying-machine.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie