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Xerography — (or electrophotography) is a photocopying technique developed by Chester Carlson in 1938 and patented on October 6, 1942. He received US patent|2297691 for his invention. Although dry electrostatic printing processes had been invented as far back … Wikipedia
xerography — ► NOUN ▪ a dry copying process in which powder adheres to parts of a surface remaining electrically charged after being exposed to light from an image of the document to be copied. DERIVATIVES xerographic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek x ros dry … English terms dictionary
xerography — ☆ xerography [zir äg′rə fē ] n. [ XERO + GRAPHY] a process for copying printed material, pictures, etc., in which the latent image of the original material is transferred by the action of light to an electrically charged surface to which the… … English World dictionary
xerography — xerographic /zear euh graf ik/, adj. xerographically, adv. /zi rog reuh fee/, n. an electrostatic printing process for copying text or graphics whereby areas on a sheet of paper corresponding to the image areas of the original are sensitized with … Universalium
xerography — kserografija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kopijų gavimo metodas, pagrįstas fotolaidžių sluoksnių įelektrinimu. atitikmenys: angl. xerography rus. ксерография … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
xerography — kserografija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. xerography vok. Xerographie, f rus. ксерография, f pranc. xerographie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
xerography — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1948 1. a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous… … New Collegiate Dictionary
xerography — SYN: xeroradiography. * * * xe·rog·ra·phy zə räg rə fē, zir äg n, pl phies 1) a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a… … Medical dictionary
Xerography — Ксерография (способ электрофотографии); Ксерография (способ электрографии) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
xerography — Synonyms and related words: albertype, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, duplication, electronography, electrostatic printing, graphic arts, gravure, halftone engraving, hectography, history … Moby Thesaurus
