In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
XEROGRAPHY
xerography
(noun) forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas; “edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
xerography (uncountable)
a photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed
Source: Wiktionary
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DETENTION
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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