noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duplicator, copier
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English copy English photocopy Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English photocopier From photocopy + -er.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَاسِخَة
(nāsiḵa)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Arabic:
نَاسِخَة ضَوْئِيَّة
(nāsiḵa ḍawʔiyya)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Armenian:
պատճենահան
(patčenahan)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Armenian:
քսերոքս
(kʻserokʻs)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Asturian:
fotocopiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Basque:
fotokopiagailu
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Belarusian:
капірава́льны апара́т
(kapiraválʹny aparát)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Belarusian:
ксе́ракс
(ksjéraks)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Bengali:
আলোক চিত্রানুলিপিকারক
(alōk citranulipikarok)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Bengali:
আলোক চিত্রানুলিপি যন্ত্র
(alōk citranulipi jontro)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Bulgarian:
копи́рна маши́на
(kopírna mašína)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Bulgarian:
ксе́рокс
(kséroks)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Burmese:
မိတ္တူကူးစက်
(mittuku:cak)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Catalan:
fotocopiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Cherokee:
ᎤᏠᏯ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎩ
(utloya ditlilosdisgi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Chinese Cantonese:
影印機 /影印机
(jing2 jan3 gei1)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Chinese Mandarin:
複印機 /复印机
(fùyìnjī)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Chinese Mandarin:
影印機 /影印机
(yǐngyìnjī)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Cornish:
liesskrifell
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Czech:
kopírka
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Danish:
kopimaskine
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Danish:
fotokopimaskine
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Dutch:
kopieermachine
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Esperanto:
kopiilo
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Estonian:
koopiamasin
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Finnish:
kopiokone
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Finnish:
valokopiokone
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
French:
photocopieur
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
French:
photocopieuse
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Galician:
fotocopiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Georgian:
ქსეროაპარატი
(kseroaṗaraṭi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Georgian:
ქსეროქსი
(kseroksi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
German:
Fotokopierer
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
German:
Fotokopiergerät
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
German:
Kopiergerät
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Greek:
φωτοτυπικό
(fototypikó)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Hebrew:
מְכוֹנַת צִלּוּם
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Hebrew:
מכונת צילום
(mekhonát tsilúm)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Hungarian:
fénymásoló
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Hungarian:
fénymásológép
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Icelandic:
ljósritunarvél
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Indonesian:
fotostat
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Indonesian:
mesin fotokopi
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Indonesian:
mesin salin sinar
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Indonesian:
penyalin cahaya
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Inuktitut:
ᐊᒥᐃᐅᓕᐅᕈ
(amiiolioro)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Irish:
fótachóipeálaí
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Irish:
fótachóipire
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Irish:
gléas fótachóipeála
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Italian:
fotocopiatrice
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Japanese:
複写機
(fukushaki)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Japanese:
コピー機
(kopīki)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Kazakh:
еселегіш құрылғы
(eselegış qūrylğy)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Korean:
복사기
(boksagi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Latvian:
kopētājs
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Lithuanian:
kopijavimo aparatas
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Macedonian:
фотоко́пир
(fotokópir)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Malay:
mesin fotokopi
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Malay:
mesin fotostat
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Malayalam:
കോപിയർ
(kōpiyaṟ)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Māori:
mīhini whakaahua
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Māori:
pūrere whakaahua
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Mongolian:
хувилуур
(xuviluur)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Norman:
photocopieu
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Norwegian Bokmål:
kopimaskin
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Norwegian Bokmål:
kopieringsmaskin
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Iranian Persian:
دَسْتْگاهِ فوتوکُپی
(dastgâh-e fotokopi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Polish:
kserokopiarka
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Polish:
fotokopiarka
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Polish:
kserograf
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Polish:
ksero
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Portuguese:
xerox
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Portuguese:
copiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Romanian:
fotocopiator
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Russian:
фотокопирова́льное устро́йство
(fotokopiroválʹnoje ustrójstvo)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Russian:
копирова́льный аппара́т
(kopiroválʹnyj apparát)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Russian:
ксе́рокс
(kséroks)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Russian:
копи́р
(kopír)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Serbo-Croatian:
fotokopirni stroj
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Slovak:
kopírka
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Southern Altai:
ксерокс
(kseroks)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Spanish:
fotocopiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Spanish:
copiadora
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Swahili:
kirudufu
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Swedish:
kopiator
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Swedish:
kopieringsapparat
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Swedish:
kopieringsmaskin
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Swedish:
fotostat
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Thai:
เครื่องถ่ายเอกสาร
(krʉ̂ʉang-tàai-èek-gà-sǎan)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Turkish:
fotokopi makinesi
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Ukrainian:
копіюва́льний апара́т
(kopijuválʹnyj aparát)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Ukrainian:
копі́р
(kopír)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Ukrainian:
ксе́рокс
(kséroks)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Uyghur:
كۆپەيتىش ماشىنىسى
(köpeytish mashinisi)
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Vietnamese:
máy sao chụp
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Vietnamese:
máy sao chụp tự động
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Vietnamese:
máy sao chụp tài liệu
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Welsh:
llungopïwr
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates
Welsh:
peiriant llungopïo
— machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates