Meanings
plural spirit duplicators
- historicalmediaAn early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.
The advantage of using old-fashioned spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines is in the cost per page, which is typically less than a penny, as against 2 or 3 cents per copy from a laser printer.
1992 August 2, Peter H. Lewis, “Low-Tech Renewal”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: ditto machine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.
Translations
Danish spritduplikator
- spritduplikatorearly copier
Finnish spriikopiokone, spriimonistuskone
- spriikopiokoneearly copier
- spriimonistuskoneearly copier
French duplicateur à alcool
- duplicateur à alcoolearly copier
German Matrizendrucker, Spiritusdrucker
- Matrizendruckerearly copier
- Spiritusdruckerearly copier
Polish powielacz spirytusowy
- powielacz spirytusowyearly copier
Portuguese duplicador a álcool, máquina Ditto
- duplicador a álcoolearly copier
- máquina Dittoearly copier
Spanish duplicadora al alcohol
- duplicadora al alcoholearly copier
Cite this entry
spirit duplicator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20duplicator
“spirit duplicator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20duplicator. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirit duplicator,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20duplicator.
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