ink duplicating
1Duplicating machines — were the predecessors of modern document reproduction technology. They have now been replaced by digital duplicators, scanners, laser printers and photocopiers, but for many years they were the primary means of reproducing documents for limited… …
2ink — n. & v. n. 1 a a coloured fluid used for writing with a pen, marking with a rubber stamp, etc. b a thick paste used in printing, duplicating, in ball point pens, etc. 2 Zool. a black liquid ejected by a cuttlefish, octopus, etc. to confuse a… …
3List of duplicating processes — This is a partial list of duplicating processes used in business and government from the Industrial Revolution forward. Some are mechanical and some are chemical. There is naturally some overlap with printing processes and photographic processes …
4Mimeograph — Illustration of a typical mimeograph machine Ja …
5Stencil duplicator — The stencil duplicator, or mimeograph machine (commonly abbreviated to mimeo), along with spirit duplicators and hectographs were for many decades used to print short run office work, classroom materials, and church bulletins. These technologies… …
6printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …
7Photocopier — Copier redirects here. For the piece of photography equipment, see slide copier. For a game copier, see game backup device. A Xerox copier in a high school library. A photocopier (also known as a copier or copy machine) is a machine that makes… …
8History of printing — The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on. Printing streamlined the process of communication, and contributed to the development of… …
9Hectograph — The hectograph or gelatin duplicator or jellygraph is a printing process which involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.The special aniline dyes for making… …
10Electric pen — The electric pen was developed as an offshoot of Edison s telegraphy research. Thomas Edison and Charles Batchelor noticed that as the stylus of their printing telegraph punctured the paper, the chemical solution left a mark underneath. This led… …
