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copier
1. A machine which makes copies of printed or graphic matter.
2. Someone who transcribes or copies; such as, a copier of ancient manuscripts.
3. A device which makes copies of something; such as, software or recordings.
This entry is located in the following unit: copi-, copy- + (page 1)
Word Entries containing the term: “copier
electrostatic copier, electrostatic copying
1. A photocopying machine designed for electrostatic printing.
2. A printing copier which employs principles of electrostatography or all of the processes involving the forming and uses of electrostatic charged patterns for recording and reproducing images.
3. A type of copier that employs the principles of photoconductivity and electrostatic attraction.
4. A copying machine in which a photosensitive material is electrically charged in the pattern of the original being copied, and the potential image is developed by applying a finely powdered carbon toner which has been oppositely charged.

Examples include Xerox and Electrofax copying processes.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 82)