1. plural of photostat; copies of documents or images made by a photostat machine
Usage: often used in legal, business, and archival contexts; somewhat dated; now often replaced by 'photocopies' or 'scans'
2. a photostat machine or the process of making photostats
Usage: less common usage

1. to make a photostat copy of a document or image
Usage: third-person singular present or plural present tense; dated; now typically 'photocopy' or 'scan'

Examples

• The lawyer requested photostats of all the original contracts.
• Please make photostats of these pages for the file.
• She photostats the documents before sending them to the archive.
• The library keeps photostats of rare manuscripts for research purposes.
• He photostats the receipts to maintain records for tax purposes.