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xerography Definition

☆ xe·rog·ra·phy (zir äg′rə fē)

noun

a process for copying printed material, pictures, etc., in which the latent image of the original material is transferred by the action of light to an electrically charged surface to which the image attracts oppositely charged dry ink particles, which are then fused in place on the copy paper, reproducing the original image

Etymology: xero- + -graphy

xerography Related Forms
xe′ro·graph′ic (zir′ō graf′ik) adjective
xerography Telecom Definition
From the Greek xeros, meaning dry, and graphos, meaning written. Also known as electropho-tography. A process for copying material through the production of photographic images.The latent image is transferred by the action of light on a photoconductive insulated drum to which the image attracts oppositely charged dry ink particles that are then fused in place on paper. The process was invented and patented in 1938 by Chester Carlson (1906