👉 A photocopy.
Alright class, settle down and listen close to me,
Let’s talk about a word, for all the world to see!
You read in your dictionary, it’s true,
That ‘xeric’ means “a photocopy,” just for you.
But
xerox
– that's the tricky part, you know,
It wasn't always just a copy, quick and low!
Back in days of yore, a brand new name,
For a machine that made duplicates, it’s the same!
Xerox was a company, clever and bright,
They invented this process, with all their might.
So now we use "xerox" to mean “copy,” you see,
A shorthand for a picture, perfectly free!
Think of it like this: Xerox
made
the copy, then,
And now that word describes what we’ve been then!
Any questions? Don't be shy, let’s discuss with glee,
Understanding words is key, you agree?