"xerography" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From xero- + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xero|graphy}} xero- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} xerography (uncountable)
  1. A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed. Wikipedia link: xerography Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Printing Translations (photocopying process): xerografia [feminine] (Catalan), kserografia (Finnish), xérographie [feminine] (French), électrophotographie [feminine] (French), Xerografie [feminine] (German), xéireagrafaíocht [feminine] (Irish), xerografía [feminine] (Spanish), xerografi [common-gender] (Swedish)
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