Copygraph

/ˈkɒpiˌɡræf/ noun

Definition

A machine or device that copies or reproduces text and images, an early form of what would become the photocopier.

Etymology

From 'copy' and the Greek 'graph' (write or record), naming a device that writes or records copies.

Kelly Says

Early copygraphs used chemical processes and mechanical reproduction—before Xerox invented the photocopier in 1959, copygraph machines were how offices made multiple copies by hand-cranking.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቅ Lippen
qil-li-pen
ARالعربية
نسخ
naskh
BNবাংলা
প্রতিলিপি
protil-ipi
CACatalà
còpia
koh-pee-ah
CSČeština
kopie
koh-pee
DADansk
kopi
koh-pee
DEDeutsch
Kopie
koh-pee
ELΕλληνικά
αντίγραφο
an-ti-gra-fo
ESEspañol
fotocopia
foh-toh-koh-pee-ah
FAفارسی
نسخه
neskha
FISuomi
kopio
koh-pee-oh
FRFrançais
photocopie
foh-toh-koh-pee
GUGU
પુનઃપ્રતિ
poon-uh-prati
HAHA
anawa
an-a-wa
HEעברית
העתקה
ha-at-ka
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिलिपि
pratlipi
HUMagyar
másolat
mah-soh-lahht
IDBahasa Indonesia
fotokopi
foh-toh-koh-pee
IGIG
akwukwo
ak-wuk-wo
ITItaliano
fotocopia
foh-toh-koh-pee-ah
JA日本語
コピー
koopii
KKKK
қабаттама
qabat-ta-ma
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vee-thee
KO한국어
복사본
bok-sa-bon
MRMR
प्रतिलिपी
pratlipi
MSBahasa Melayu
fotokopi
foh-toh-koh-pee
MYမြန်မာ
ကပ်
ka-p
NLNederlands
kopie
koh-pee
NONorsk
kopi
koh-pee
PAPA
ਕਾਪੀ
ka-pee
PLPolski
kopia
koh-pee-ah
PTPortuguês
cópia
koh-pee-ah
RORomână
copie
koh-pee-eh
RUРусский
фотокопия
fotokopiia
SVSvenska
kopia
koh-pee-ah
SWKiswahili
nakala
na-ka-la
TAதமிழ்
நகல்
na-gal
TEతెలుగు
పాకీ
pa-kee
THไทย
สำเนา
sam-nea
TLTL
kopya
koh-pee-ah
TRTürkçe
fotokopi
foh-toh-koh-pee
UKУкраїнська
копія
kopiya
URاردو
نسخ
naskh
VITiếng Việt
bản sao
ban sao
YOYO
akoko
a-ko-ko
ZH中文
复印件
fù yìn jiàn
ZUZU
ukopile
oo-koh-pee-leh

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