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photostat (fō`təstăt'), reproduction of any printed or simple black-and-white material, such as drawings or manuscripts, made by the Photostat, a photographic camera. While slower and more expensive than xerography xerography , also called electrophotography, method of dry photocopying in which the image is transferred by using the attractive forces of electric charges. A beam of light, usually from a laser, is made to strike the original material, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , the process is still used where a high degree of resolution is desired, as in publishing. Photostat a device used to make photographic copies of two-dimensional originals—blueprints, drawings, and similar documents; it consists of a camera, lighting fixtures, and attachments for holding the original. A Photostat is capable of producing enlarged, reduced, or identical copies on roll photographic paper (ordinary or reversal). Photostats are usually produced in unit with devices for the automatic chemical processing of the photocopies. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Microfilm from photostats of these is held by many institutions including the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa: reels M. In place of massive canvases, reliefs, or bronzes, artists such as Tom Friedman have favored materials like typing paper, masking tape, and bubblegum; instead of crisp layouts, press type, Photostats, and various state-of-the-art advertising techniques, Raymond Pettibon has stuck to hand lettering and drawing on dog-eared or otherwise distressed sheets of paper. On August 15, 370 press releases were sent to national and regional trade publications; on the 22nd, a packet of materials including a cover letter from General Clay, a pamphlet on the Crusade for Freedom, and photostats of The New York Times articles and editorials were mailed to 3,780 radio and television station managers and staffers, as well as to individual network news commentators and state and local Crusade leaders. |
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