Copygraph

/ˈkɒpiˌɡræf/ noun

Definition

A machine or device that copies or reproduces text and images, an early form of what would become the photocopier.

Etymology

From 'copy' and the Greek 'graph' (write or record), naming a device that writes or records copies.

Kelly Says

Early copygraphs used chemical processes and mechanical reproduction—before Xerox invented the photocopier in 1959, copygraph machines were how offices made multiple copies by hand-cranking.

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