Used in a Sentence

copier

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for copier.

Editorial note

If you're talking about the source for dynamic pages, you can use any file copier like rsync.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of copier gathered in one view.

noun

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

noun

A person who copies documents.

noun

(computing) A program or process that copies.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for copier.

noun

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

noun

A person who copies documents.

noun

(computing) A program or process that copies.

Example sentences

1

If you're talking about the source for dynamic pages, you can use any file copier like rsync.

2

This does not work for any non-trivial function because of missing stack map for the GC and stack copier.

3

At least it has to be for any printer/scanner that can work as a standalone copier.

4

It also took Xerox 20 years of R&D to make the copier work - and that was a heluva breakthrough.

5

Photocopiers will keep a count of the number of attempts to copy currency, and the copier leasing company tracks those numbers.

6

Every typewriter has a unique signature as has every other polygraphic machine (fax, printer, copier).

7

There are many more examples from GPS, the F-117, the first Xerox copier, etc.

8

Other than cheap rent and a copier there wasn't anything to recommend the experience.

9

This was a case always, after Media burglary (in the '70!) FBI was collecting Xerox copier printouts to identify where the burglars reproduced the stolen files.

10

They're $70 in the US / £30 here for an all-in-one scanner, printer, copier combo so this is rock bottom cheap ass hardware and it works flawlessly.

11

I told a teacher there that copier story and he couldn't believe it.

12

And when we need to prepare a proposal for submission on a deadline, having the copier in-house and with zero problems is crucial.

Quote examples

1

That's known as a "post-completion error" - you've finished what you meant to do, like making a photocopy, and then forget to do some follow-up step, like take the original document off the copier.

2

I don't think I would consider the arrangement of paper to be a program because it doesn't change the way the machine itself operates (though perhaps one could argue it does at the level of photons and toner molecules--or that a computer just blindly "goes through the motions" with its inputs as much as a copier does with its paper input).

3

Real-life examples include "give me a kleenex" when you just want any random facial tissue, "give me a coke" when you're just asking for any soft drink (this use is common in some places, while in other places it means only the actual Coca-Cola product), or "I xeroxed this document" when you have no idea of the actual brand of the copier.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use copier in a sentence?

If you're talking about the source for dynamic pages, you can use any file copier like rsync.

What does copier mean?

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

What part of speech is copier?

copier is commonly used as noun.