Xeroxed: meaning, definitions and examples
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xeroxed
[ ˈzɪərɒkst ]
copying documents
Xeroxed refers to the action of making a photocopy of a document using a Xerox machine or similar device. The term is often used informally to describe any process of copying documents, even if the copying device is not a Xerox brand. This word gained popularity as Xerox became synonymous with photocopying.
Synonyms
copied, duplicated, reproduced
Examples of usage
- I xeroxed the report for the meeting.
- She xeroxed the documents for all the participants.
- Can you xerox this page for me?
- He xeroxed his application to send to three schools.
Translations
Translations of the word "xeroxed" in other languages:
🇵🇹 xerocado
🇮🇳 ज़ेरॉक्स किया हुआ
🇩🇪 kopiert
🇮🇩 dijiplak
🇺🇦 скопійований
🇵🇱 skopiowany
🇯🇵 コピーされた
🇫🇷 photocopié
🇪🇸 fotocopiado
🇹🇷 fotokopi çekilmiş
🇰🇷 복사된
🇸🇦 منسوخ
🇨🇿 zkopírováno
🇸🇰 skopírované
🇨🇳 复印的
🇸🇮 fotokopirano
🇮🇸 afritað
🇰🇿 көшірілген
🇬🇪 კოპირებული
🇦🇿 kopyalanmış
🇲🇽 fotocopiado
Word origin
The term 'xerox' originally comes from the name of the Xerox Corporation, founded in 1906 as the Haloid Photographic Company. The company developed the first commercial photocopier in 1959, which revolutionized the way documents were copied and reproduced. 'Xerox' itself is derived from the Greek word 'xerographos', which means 'dry writing'. Over time, the brand name became so prominent that it was used as a verb in everyday language, such as 'to xerox', meaning to make a photocopy. Despite the proliferation of other photocopying brands and technologies, the term 'xerox' remains widely recognized and used to describe the act of making copies, regardless of the machine being used. This reflects a common phenomenon in branding called 'genericide', where a brand name becomes a generic term for a type of product or service.