spirit duplicator

English

Noun

spirit duplicator (plural spirit duplicators)

1. (historical, printing) An early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.

   Synonym: (US) ditto machine

   • 1992 August 2, Peter H. Lewis, “Low-Tech Renewal”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The advantage of using old-fashioned spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines is in the cost per page, which is typically less than a penny, as against 2 or 3 cents per copy from a laser printer.

Translations

early copier

• Danish: spritduplikator c
• Finnish: spriikopiokone, spriimonistuskone
• German: Matrizendrucker m, Spiritusdrucker m
• Portuguese: duplicador a álcool m, máquina Ditto f
• Spanish: duplicadora al alcohol f

See also

• hectograph
• spirit master