Photostat

Photostat
photostater, photostatter, n.photostatic, adj.photostatically, adv.
/foh"teuh stat'/
1. Trademark. a brand of camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
n.
2. (often l.c.) a copy made with this camera.
v.t., v.i.
3. (l.c.) to copy with this camera.

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