copier; copy machine; photocopier
Common term for a photocopier, especially in office or convenience store contexts.
コンビニのコピー機で書類をコピーした。
I copied the documents on the convenience store's copy machine.
I made ten copies of the document on the copier.
急いでいるのに、コピー機が故障してしまった。
I was in a hurry, but the copier broke down.
The copier ran out of paper, so I refilled it.
プリンター prints out data from a computer, whereas コピー機 duplicates existing paper documents, though many modern machines combine both functions.
スキャナー only digitizes an image without producing a paper copy, whereas コピー機 reproduces the document directly onto paper.
コピー機 is counted with 台, the standard counter for machines and appliances.
color copier; colour copier
Compound of コピー (copy) and 機 (machine).