copy machine

Document reproduction device

A copy machine is a device that reproduces documents, typically by scanning an original and printing duplicates.

Also called a photocopier or copier.

Though largely displaced by digital scanning and printing, copy machines remain common in offices: I need to make twenty copies of this report.

The copy machine is jammed again.

operation

print

Transfer text to paper

  • scanBrief visual sweep
  • faxPhone-line document transfer
  • enlargeIncrease in size

reduce · collate · staple · duplex · double-sided · single-sided · sort · batch · queue · job

problems

jam

Cooked fruit spread

smudge · ghosting · wrinkle · curl · error code · service call · offline · malfunction · overheat · breakdown

equipment

Canon

Japanese imaging corporation

  • tonerImaging powder or facial astringent
  • cartridgeSealed container for supplies
  • drumStruck percussion cylinder

fuser · platen · glass · lid · feeder · tray · output · sorter · finisher · collator

output

duplicate

Exact replica of original

facsimile · reprint · enlargement · reduction · transparency · booklet · handout · flyer

workplace

office

Professional work location

networked · department · queue · access card

Categories
Opposites
duplication vs. creation

copy machineoriginal artwork

First authentic creative work

creative tool · drafting table · blank canvas · typewriter · word processor

reproduction vs. destruction

copy machinepaper shredder

Device slicing documents into strips

shredder · incinerator · eraser · trash compactor

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G