xerox

Reproduce a document

Xerox began as a trademark for photocopying machines but became a generic verb meaning to photocopy: Can you xerox this for me?

The company vigorously defends its trademark, but casual usage persists.

As a noun, a xerox is a photocopy itself: Make me a xerox of that document.

The word is fading as digital scanning replaces paper copying. (Capitalized Xerox is the company.)

verb

copy

Identical reproduction made

make copies · photocopy · replicate · print · scan · collate · batch · mass-produce · churn out

photocopy

copy

Identical reproduction made

collate · staple · paper jam · cartridge · scanner · multifunction · enlarge · reduce · resolution · double-sided

genericized

band-aid

Adhesive strip for cuts

zipper · escalator · aspirin · dumpster · jet ski · bubble wrap · onesie · realtor · sharpie · styrofoam

office

copier

Machine reproducing documents

  • printerMachine producing paper copies
  • faxPhone-line document transfer
  • scannerDevice that reads data

toner cartridge · paper tray · copy room · mailroom · stapler · collating · documents · memos · reports · contracts

brand

electrophotography

Imaging via charged photoconductors

innovation

Categories
Opposites
reproduction method

xeroxscan

Brief visual sweep

digitize · digital scan · email · fax · OCR

document creation

xeroxoriginal

First or inventive

compose · create · write · draft · author

document originality

xeroxoriginal

First or inventive

master copy · source document · authentic · unique · one-of-a-kind

Phrases
Family

xeroxed, xeroxes, xerography, xerox copy, xerox machine, xerox copies

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G