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xerography
Sign in to saveAlso known as electrostatic process, electrostatic copying, electrostatic printing
thumb|Schematic drawing of the xerographic photocopying process
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- electricity
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1940-00-00
- Commons category
- Photocopying process
- discoverer or inventor
- Chester Carlson
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Process
- Step 1: charging
- Step 2: exposure
- Step 3: development
- Step 4: transfer
- Step 5: separation, or detack
- Step 6: fixing, or fusing
- Step 7: cleaning
- Variations
- Durability
- Uses in animation
- Uses in art
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Schematic drawing of the xerographic photocopying process
Xerography (from the Greek roots , meaning "dry" and , meaning "writing") is a technique of printing and photocopying. Originally called electrophotography, it was renamed to emphasize that it uses no liquid chemicals, unlike reproduction techniques then in use such as cyanotype.
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