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Definition of: xerography
(zi·rog′rə·fē) noun
A method of printing by electrostatic attraction in which a negatively charged ink powder is sprayed upon the positively charged copy area of a metal plate, whence it is transferred to the positively charged printing surface.
—xe·ro·graph·ic (zir′ō·graf′ik) adjective
—xe·rog′raph·er noun
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