xerography

(noun)

a photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed

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Examples of xerography in the following topics:

  • Photocopy Machines and Printers

    • Photocopiers use xerography, a process that uses principles of electrostatics, to copy images.
    • Currently, most photocopiers use a process called xerography, which is dry and uses heat in printing.
    • To this day, xerography is conducted in a five-step process, in which electrostatics play an important role.
    • In the first step of xerography, a high-voltage device (either a corona wire or charge roller) charges a cylindrical drum.
    • Describe functions of a photocopier and distinguish the three steps of xerography