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What is the meaning of Xerox?
The word Xerox is short for the Xerox Corporation and is also a trademark for that corporation. As an adjective it can also be used to reference a particular product marketed by Xerox Corporation or its affiliate, Fuji Xerox Corporation. The word is used incorrectly by some as a verb to mean "make a copy," but as a trademark the word is a proper noun and not a verb.
What is another way to say xerox copy?
Since the word "Xerox" is a trademark, the preferred term is "photocopy," or simply "copy."
Was there someone who's last name was Xerox during the great depression?
There has never been anyone whose last name was "Xerox." Xerox is a made up word and was invented about 1958 for use as a trademark of what is now the Xerox Corporation.
Is xerox an adjective?
The word "xerox" is a proper noun and a trademark. Xerox is short for the company name, Xerox Corporation, and can also used to refer to a machine made by Xerox Corporation or the product of such a machine. It is incorrect to use Xerox as a verb or as a generic term. The proper generic terms are "copy" and "photocopy."
What is a another name for a photocopy?
* duplicate * xerox Note: The company Xerox object to the use of this trademark as a generic term, but it is commonly used so in North America.
Does xerox means printout of a document?
Xerox is a company best known for its photocopying technology. As a verb, it is often used informally to mean making a photocopy of a document, but technically it refers to the act of copying using a Xerox machine.
What are the two meanings of Xerox?
Xerox is short for the legal name of the company, Xerox Corporation. Xerox is also a registered trademark owned by the Xerox Corporation and use to refer to the products of that company. Xerox is also an adjective used to describe a product of the Xerox Corporation. The word is sometimes incorrectly used as a verb or common noun in place of the correct generic terms "copy" or "photocopy."
What does Xerox stand for?
"Xerox" is a short form of the name of the company, "Xerox Corporation," and is also part of the company's trademark. The five letters alone are not an acronym and do not "stand for" something in the way that IBM used to stand for "International Business Machines."
What did Xerox mean in medieval times?
Neither the word "Xerox" nor the Xerox Corporation existed in medieval times. Xerox is a trademark and an invented word - invented around 1958. Xerxes, however, was an ancient Persian emperor, long before medieval times, but his name was known in medieval Europe.
Who owns the registered trademark for Ethernet?
Ethernet was a trademark of Xerox Corp., which relinquished the trademark when it was standardized by IEEE as IEEE 802.3. As it is no longer a trademark, Ethernet no longer needs to be capitalized, though it is still common to do so. The term has also come into wider use as new standards have emerged, as in "wireless Ethernet."
How do you spell xerox?
The word Xerox is a company name and registered trademark and is correctly written with the first letter capitalized. It is sometimes colloquially used as a verb meaning to photocopy, or as a noun for a photocopied page.
What is the difference between photocopy and xerox copy?
The term "Xerox copy" is often incorrectly used to mean the same thing as "photocopy." But "Xerox" is a proper noun and a trademark for the Xerox Corporation so "Xerox copy" actually means a copy made on a copier that carries the Xerox brand. The word "photocopy" means any copy that has been made using a photographic process and includes copies made on Xerox machines, and other copiers.
