👉 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?