Definition of "xerography" []

• A dry photographic or photocopying process in which a negative image formed by a resinous powder on an electrically charged plate is electrically transferred to and thermally fixed as positive on a paper or other copying surface. (noun)

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• "Chester Carlson invented a technique called xerography which we today call the photocopy technique."
• "Modern photocopying, or "xerography," works like this: a cylindrical drum is charged up with static electricity."
• "Turn out high-quality prints on ordinary paper by xerography!"