Definitions for xerographyzɪˈrɒg rə fi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

xe•rog•ra•phyzɪˈrɒg rə fi(n.)

  1. a copying process in which areas on a sheet of paper are sensitized by static electricity and then sprinkled with black or colored resin that is fused to the paper.

    Category: Printing

Origin of xerography:

1945–50

xe`ro•graph′i•cal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. xerography(noun)

    forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas

    "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography"

Wiktionary

  1. xerography(Noun)

    a photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed


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