Xerox
//ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks// noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A photocopy. India, Philippines, US, colloquial, dated, informal
"Hand me that xerox, would you?"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of xerox. alt-of
- 3 a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder wordnet
- 4 A photocopier. Canada, US, colloquial, dated, informal
"The xerox broke down yesterday."
- 5 a copy made by a xerographic copier wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier. India, Philippines, US, colloquial, dated, informal
"I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of xerox. alt-of
- 3 reproduce by xerography wordnet
Example
More examples"I mistook the shredder for a Xerox machine."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
Etymology 2
Genericized trademark.
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