Makes copies of typed, written or drawn material; SYN. copier.

ETYM Greek hecto hundred + -graph.
A gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy; SYN. heliotype.
Duplicating machine using gelatine slab.

1. The process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface
2. (chiefly British) Text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations
Method of printing from raised type, pioneered by Johann Gutenberg in Europe in the 1450s.

An audio-system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound.