photostat

(fōtə stat′)

noun

  1. a device for making photocopies on special paper
  2. a copy so made

Origin: < Photostat, a former trademark for the device < photo- + -stat

transitive verb photostated or photostatted, photostating or photostatting

to make a photostat of

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See photostat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A trademark used for a photographic device for making positive or negative copies of graphic matter. This trademark often occurs in lowercase in print referring to the copies themselves: “denying into evidence photostats produced of insurance claims filed for stolen property” (United States Law Week).

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