photostat

photostat
1. noun
a) A photocopy, especially one made by a
b) positive (black on white) or negative (white on black) reproduction of printed matter or artwork made on a photostat machine, which uses photographic paper instead of a transparent negative, and uses a prism to render the paper negative readable instead of reversed.
2. verb
To make such a photocopy.

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