A record or representation made by a dittograph machine, showing repeated marks or patterns.
From 'ditto' (Italian 'detto') plus '-gram' (from Greek 'graphia,' meaning written/recorded). A modern technical term combining classical elements to describe a mechanical reproduction.
Dittograph machines represented an early attempt at mechanical copying—a fascinating dead-end technology that was quickly made obsolete by the photocopier, leaving behind this obscure technical vocabulary!
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