a machine or process used to make quick positive or negative photographic copies of written, printed, or graphic matter any copy made by such a machine
to make a photostat copy (of)
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Pho•to•stat
(fō′tə stat′),USA pronunciation
n.
v.t., v.i.
pho′to•stat′ic, adj.
pho′to•stat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Photography, Trademarks[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.
- Photography(often l.c.) a copy made with this camera.
v.t., v.i.
- Photography(l.c.) to copy with this camera.
pho′to•stat′ic, adj.
pho′to•stat′i•cal•ly, adv.
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