xeroxes

Makes paper copies

Xeroxes is the verb form of xerox, meaning to photocopy something.

The word comes from the Xerox corporation, whose machines dominated office copying for decades.

Though technically a trademark, xerox became genericized: Can you xerox these reports for me?

The term has faded as digital documents replace paper copies.

office-equipment

toner

Imaging powder or facial astringent

fax · multifunction · inkjet · drum · fuser · jam · feed · tray · networked · USB

photocopying

duplicates

Identical reproductions

printouts · collate · staple · sort · enlarge · reduce · scan · print · double-sided · single-sided

duplicates

clones

Genetically identical copies

reproductions · imitations · counterparts · lookalikes · twins · mirrors · matches · equivalents · parallels · analogues

genericized-trademark

Band-Aid

Branded adhesive strip

eponym · copying · photocopying

Opposites
authenticity/originality

xeroxesoriginals

Authentic first versions

master copies · archetypes · first editions · manuscripts · autographs

action/process

xeroxesshreds

Torn-up fragments

destroys · deletes · discards · erases · creates

Phrases
Family

xerox, xeroxed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G