xerography

• Procédé de copie à sec dans lequel une image est formée par action de la lumière sur une plaque chargée électriquement ; l'image latente est révélée à l'aide de poudres qui adhèrent uniquement aux zones chargées.

A dry copying process that forms an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas.

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1. Electrostatic copying processC1formaltechnical

   A dry photocopying technique that forms an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas.

   Xérographie

   • Xerography revolutionized office document reproduction in the mid-20th century.
   • The invention of xerography made photocopying fast and affordable.
   • Modern laser printers still use a process based on xerography.