Photostat vs. Photocopier

Photostatnoun

A photocopy, especially one made by a Photostat machine.

Photostatnoun

Positive (black on white) or negative (white on black) reproduction of printed matter or artwork made on a photostat machine, which uses photographic paper instead of a transparent negative, and uses a prism to render the paper negative readable instead of reversed.

Photostatverb

(transitive) To make such a photocopy of.

Photostatnoun

a photocopy made on a Photostat machine

Photostatnoun

a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper

Photostatverb

make a copy by means of a Photostat device

Photocopiernoun

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

Photocopiernoun

a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies

Photocopier

A photocopier (also known as a copier or copy machine, and formerly a Xerox Machine) is a machine that makes copies of documents and other visual images onto paper or plastic film quickly and cheaply. Most modern photocopiers use a technology called xerography, a dry process that uses electrostatic charges on a light-sensitive photoreceptor to first attract and then transfer toner particles (a powder) onto paper in the form of an image.