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duplicator

American  
[doo-pli-key-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

Example Sentences

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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

Unfortunately, the duplicator at Universal Studios, which is producing the show, seems to have broken down before it could re-create the inimitable Threepio or Star Wars' Wookie, the most famous Teddy bear since Winnie-the-Pooh.

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

A small piece of heavy cardboard can be made to produce the same results on a box camera as a first-class duplicator applied to a hand camera.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

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