photostat
1 of 2noun
pho·to·stat ˈfō-tə-ˌstat 
1
or photostat machine : a device used for making a photographic copy of graphic matter
Photostat machines, which were introduced in the early 1900s and which make copies photographically on sensitized paper, were much too expensive for ordinary office use.
David Owen
David Owen2
: a copy made by a photostat machine
I showed him the photostat of my license, complete with my picture. Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parkerphotostat
2 of 2verb
photostated also photostatted; photostating also photostatting
transitive verb
: to copy by a photostat
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from Photostat, a trademark
First Known Use
Noun
1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1914, in the meaning defined above
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