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Photocopier vs Printer - What's the difference?

photocopier | printer |

As nouns the difference between photocopier and printer

is that photocopier is a machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates while printer is one who makes prints.

photocopier

English

(wikipedia photocopier)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

    • Synonyms

    * (by ellipsis) copier

    Hyponyms

    * xerox machine * xerography machine

    Derived terms

    * laser copier * digital copier

    printer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who makes prints.
  • The operator of a printing press or owner of a printing business.
  • (computing) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper. Also see plotter.

    • Hyponyms

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • (machine used to print)

    • Synonyms

    * *