electrophotography
noun [ U ] uk/iˌlek.trəʊ.fəˈtɒɡ.rə.fi/ us/iˌlek.troʊ.fəˈtɑː.ɡrə.fi/ (also xerography)
电子摄影术
a method of copying and printing documents that uses electrical rather than chemical processes and is used in printers and photocopiers
Electrophotography is a process in which an image can be reproduced by means of electricity and light. 电子摄影术是一种利用电和光再现图像的过程。
The company produces electrophotography chemicals and dyes used in laser printers and copiers. 该公司生产用于激光打印机和复印机的电子照相化学品和染料。
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- Chester F. Carlson invented a process he called electrophotography, the basis of the modern photocopier.
- The earliest experiments in electrophotography were conducted by Michael Faraday, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.
- Much has been written about electrophotography since it burst upon the office-place scene in about 1960.