photostat
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English:
photostat
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- a photocopy
The above is a photostat of a card I mailed to the above-mentioned company on behalf of my aunt.
— 1994 August 11, Anna Chan. The New Paper, "Card was delivered back to me". p.14
verb
- to make a photocopy
When one of our reporters flips through magazines at her specialist clinic and chances upon interesting articles, the staff will usually photostat them for free.
— 1998 August 14. The Business Times, "Special treatment". p.24
usage notes
Rare in modern English, but it is preserved in Singapore English and other Asian Englishes such as Malaysian and Filipino English.