PHOTOSTAT

Photostat, Photostat machine

(noun) a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper

photostat

(noun) a photocopy made on a Photostat machine

photostat

(verb) make a copy by means of a Photostat device

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

photostat (plural photostats)

(dated) A photocopy, especially one made by a Photostat machine.

Positive (black on white) or negative (white on black) reproduction of printed matter or artwork made on a photostat machine, which uses photographic paper instead of a transparent negative, and uses a prism to render the paper negative readable instead of reversed.

Verb

photostat (third-person singular simple present photostats, present participle photostating or photostatting, simple past and past participle photostated or photostatted)

(transitive) To make such a photocopy of.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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