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Photocopies

Scope note

General term for copies produced by photocopying, that is, in a machine employing a light-sensitive process, and usually at a one-to-one scale. In the early to mid-20th century, used regarding copies made by various specific processes; since the mid-20th century, most often refers to xerographic copies.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000136847

Broader Terms used

<reprographic copies>

Equivalent Terms used

photocopy

Created

13yrs ago

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