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duplicator

American  
[doo-pli-kay-ter, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɪˌkeɪ tər, ˈdju- /

noun

  1. a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.


duplicator British  
/ ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

  1. an apparatus for making replicas of an original, such as a machine using a stencil wrapped on an ink-loaded drum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of duplicator

First recorded in 1890–95; duplicate + -or 2


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For Super Bowl X, he and the copywriter Steven Penchina created a spot for the Xerox high-speed duplicator.

From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

He kept the organisation's duplicator under his bed and, if his later facility for writing was any guide, probably wrote most of the articles too.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2012

Lipman assembled a six-man team including two reporters, two secretaries, a duplicator operator and a messenger boy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Royal's stylishly minimal duplicator, Honeywell's computer console and Pitney-Bowes's addresser-printer are a visible reminder that thou sands of offices already boast such good-looking equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Miss Peters will do that with the duplicator," beamed Avelyn.

From For the School Colours by Angela Brazil

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