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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if it’s literally made by Xerox then that’s how I’d refer to it.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because Xerox had market dominance back in the 70s, it used to be the default term for photocopying. But now photocopying is the default term youtu.be/PZbqAMEwtOE

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Who says photocopying? Copier or copy machine is what everyone I’ve known says.