xerography

noun

A dry photographic or photocopying process in which a negative image formed by a resinous powder on an electrically charged plate is electrically transferred to and thermally fixed as positive on a paper or other copying surface.

noun

a photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed

noun

forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas