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xerox — a brand name for photocopying machines and their copies

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a brand name for photocopying machines and their copies

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈzɪrɑːks/

Example Sentences

  • The office xerox machine broke down right before the important presentation.
  • My boss asked me to xerox 100 copies, but I accidentally made 1000 - now we have enough flyers for the next decade!
  • Please xerox this contract and distribute it to all department heads.

xerox

NOUN

[/ˈzɪrɑːks/]

a brand name for photocopying machines and their copies

an office worker places an original document face-down on the glass surface of a large photocopying machine. She presses the green start button and bright light flashes underneath the glass lid. The machine whirs and mechanical sounds indicate it's working as paper feeds through the output tray. Identical copies of the original document emerge one by one into the collection bin. A coworker waits nearby holding a stack of papers, watching the copying process with interest.  a photocopying machine producing exact copies of original documents
💡 Concept

an office worker places an original document face-down on the glass surface of a large photocopying machine. She presses the green start button and bright light flashes underneath the glass lid. The machine whirs and mechanical sounds indicate it's working as paper feeds through the output tray. Identical copies of the original document emerge one by one into the collection bin. A coworker waits nearby holding a stack of papers, watching the copying process with interest. a photocopying machine producing exact copies of original documents

Can't find the xerox in this box of socks!
🎵 Rhyme

Can't find the xerox in this box of socks!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈzɪrɑːks/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈzɪərɒks/

🌳Etymology

Rootxero

Origin

Xerox originated as a trademark in the 1950s when the Xerox Corporation developed xerography, a dry photocopying technology. The brand name became genericized, transforming from a proprietary term into a common word for photocopying.

Breakdown

xero- (from Greek xeros, meaning dry) + -graphy (from Greek graphia, meaning writing or recording). The term literally means 'dry writing,' referring to the non-liquid copying process.

🎵Rhyme

box
rocks
socks
clocks

🔗Collocations

xerox machine
make a xerox
xerox copy
xerox paper
color xerox
xerox service
multiple xerox

📝Examples

“The office xerox machine broke down right before the important presentation.”

😄 Fun example

“My boss asked me to xerox 100 copies, but I accidentally made 1000 - now we have enough flyers for the next decade!”

“Please xerox this contract and distribute it to all department heads.”

😄 Fun example

“She xeroxed her hand as a joke, but the machine got jammed with her wedding ring impression.”

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