photocopy

photocopy
/foh"teuh kop'ee/, n., pl. photocopies, v., photocopied, photocopying.
n.
1. a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.
v.t.
2. to reproduce (a document, print, or the like) photographically.
[1920-25; PHOTO- + COPY]

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