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addressograph

noun

Etymology

From Addressograph (“trade name”), from address + -o- + -graph. It was first produced in 1893.

  1. derived from dīrēctus — “straight; right”
  2. derived from *addīrēctiāre✻
  3. derived from adrecier — “to straighten, address”
  4. inherited from adressen — “to raise erect, adorn”
  5. formed as addressograph — “address + -o- + -graph”

Definitions

  1. A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.

    • The Secretary of State, upon the installation of the addressograph machines, was to reduce the temporary service.
    • The man that we are putting on for the addressograph work is for a service that has long been needed.
    • 1961-5, Metals Engineering Quarterly Addressograph equipment was selected. This particular addressograph application utilizes a split plate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA