電でん子し写しゃ真しん

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Meanings

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noun

electrophotography

Technical term for the process underlying xerography and laser printing, where light and electrostatic charges form an image.

electricity

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

写copy, be photographed, describe

真true, reality, Buddhist sect

静せい電でん印いん刷さつ
静電印刷 is a broader term for electrostatic printing, while 電子写真 specifically refers to the electrophotographic process used in copiers and laser printers.

Compound of 電子 (electronic) and 写真 (photography), likely a calque of English 'electrophotography'.