duplicator

[ doo-pli-key-ter, dyoo- ]

noun

1. a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.

duplicator

/ ˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

1. an apparatus for making replicas of an original, such as a machine using a stencil wrapped on an ink-loaded drum

Word History and Origins

Origin of duplicator¹

First recorded in 1890–95; duplicate + -or ²

Example Sentences

It’s like if you were to put yourself in a duplicator machine, like in “Calvin and Hobbes.”

From New York Times

“It’s not like I bought a tape duplicator and I’m starting a label in my garage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Their task was not a quick one: Bob Coverton, an engineer with experience working on high-speed tape duplicators in the ‘70s, likened it to working with “mismatched Lego kits.”

From Washington Times

Their task was not a quick one: Bob Coverton, an engineer with experience working on high-speed tape duplicators in the ’70s, likened it to working with “mismatched Lego kits.”

From Seattle Times

The tandem duplicator phenotype as a distinct genomic configuration in cancer.

From Nature