verb
- the present participle of photostat; making a photocopy or reproduction of a document using a photostat machine
Usage: dated or informal; largely superseded by 'photocopying' and 'scanning' in modern usage
Examples
- She was photostatting the contract before sending it to the client.
- The office assistant spent the afternoon photostatting important documents.
- Before digital scanning, photostatting was the standard way to duplicate papers.
- He is photostatting the old photographs to preserve them.
- The secretary finished photostatting all the forms by noon.