| Noun | 1. | duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn materialhectograph, heliotype - duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy lithograph machine, lithograph - duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern photocopier - a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies Photostat machine, Photostat - a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper xerographic copier, Xerox machine, Xerox - duplicator that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder | |