Xerox

//ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A photocopy. India, Philippines, US, colloquial, dated, informal

    "Hand me that xerox, would you?"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of xerox. alt-of
  3. 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. 4
    A photocopier. Canada, US, colloquial, dated, informal

    "The xerox broke down yesterday."

  5. 5
    a copy made by a xerographic copier wordnet
Verb
  1. 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. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of xerox. alt-of
  3. 3
    reproduce by xerography wordnet

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 from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).

Etymology 3

Genericized trademark.

Etymology 4

Genericized trademark.

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