xerox copy

See also: xeroxcopy

English

Alternative forms

• xeroxcopy
• zerox copy

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

xerox copy (plural xerox copies)

1. (slang, US, Philippines) A xerox; a photocopy.

   Bring a xerox copy of your driver's licence.

2. (slang, Philippines) something exactly the same as something else

Usage notes

According to Xerox Corporation, Xerox is properly used only as a brand name to identify the company’s products and services.

Synonyms

• photocopy, xerox

Translations

photocopy

• Belarusian: ксерако́пія f (ksjerakópija)
• Bulgarian: ксероко́пия (bg) f (kserokópija)
• Czech: xerokopie f
• Dutch: fotokopie (nl) c
• Finnish: xerokopio (fi)
• French: xérocopie (fr) f
• German: Xerokopie (de) f
• Japanese: ゼロックス (zerokkusu)
• Polish: ksero (pl) n, kserokopia (pl) f, fotokopia (pl) f
• Portuguese: xerox (pt) m, fotocópia (pt) f
• Russian: ксероко́пия (ru) f (kserokópija)
• Slovak: xerokopia f, fotokópia f
• Ukrainian: ксероко́пія f (kserokópija)
• Welsh: copi xerox m

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 162