Xerox

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xēros, “dry”) and γραφή (graphē, “writing”).

[edit] Proper noun

Xerox

  1. Xerox Corporation, a global document management company.
  2. Xerox PARC, the former name of the Palo Alto Research Company, a research and development company founded in 1970 in Palo Alto, best known for the invention of the laser printer, Ethernet, and the graphical user interface.

[edit] Noun

Xerox (plural Xeroxes)

  1. A Xerox brand photocopier.
    Our new photocopying machine is a Xerox.

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photocopier
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