xerox

Meaning

Noun

1. (India, Philippines, US, colloquial, dated, informal) A photocopy.
2. (Canada, US, colloquial, dated, informal) A photocopier.

Verb

To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.

Synonyms

photocopy

xerox copy

copy

run off

duplicate

phototype

print

reduplicate

replica

reproduce

transcribe

triplicate

smoke printing

cut

duplicator

imitation

photostat

Translations

xerocar

fotocopiar

fotocopiar

fotocopiare

photocopier

fotokopiëren

xérocopie

fotocopiar

xerocopiare

photocopie

xerocòpia

fotokopieren

ablichten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).