duplicator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin duplex Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin duplicātusbor. English duplicate English -or English duplicator From duplicate + -or.
Meanings
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A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
Schools joining the cooperative were assessed an initial membership fee to purchase a high-speed tape duplicator and about 200 tapes.
1975, Wisconsin Library Bulletin, volumes 71-72, page 116:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duplicators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stencil duplicator · spirit duplicator · photoduplicator
Translations (9)
fr polycopieuse (copying machine) · ro copiator (copying machine) · ga gléas cóipeála. (copying machine) · gd dùblaichear (copying machine) · pl powielacz (copying machine) · gv coipeyder (copying machine) · cy dyblygydd (copying machine) · ro mașină de copiat (copying machine) · ro duplicator (copying machine)