photostat

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pho·to·stat / ˈfōtōˌstat/ (also Pho·to·stat) • n. trademark a type of machine for making photocopies on special paper. ∎  a copy made by this means.• v. (-stat·ed, -stat·ing) [tr.] make a copy of (a document) using a photostat machine.DERIVATIVES: pho·to·stat·ic / ˌfōtōˈstatik/ adj.

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stat

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stat1 / stat/ inf. • abbr. ∎  photostat. ∎  statistic. ∎  statistics: [as adj.] a stat sheet. ∎  thermostat.stat2 • adv. (in a medical direction or prescription) immediately.

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stat

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stat (statim) Latin: at once, used as a direction in prescriptions.

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