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photostat , reproduction of any printed or simple black-and-white material, such as drawings or manuscripts, made by the Photostat, a photographic camera. While slower and more expensive than xerography , the process is still used where a high degree of resolution is desired, as in publishing.

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pho·to·stat / ˈfōtōˌstat/ (also Pho·to·stat) • n. trademark a type of machine for making photocopies on special paper. ∎ a copy made by this means. • v. (-stat·ed , -stat·ing ) [tr.] make a copy of (a document) using a photostat machine. DERIVATIVES: pho·to·stat·ic / ˌfōtōˈstatik/ adj.

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stat¹ / stat/ inf. • abbr. ∎ photostat. ∎ statistic. ∎ statistics: [as adj.] a stat sheet. ∎ thermostat. stat² • adv. (in a medical direction or prescription) immediately.

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