The reprography (Latin: reproduce, reproduce, Greek: graphein, write) is the internationally accepted collective name for all techniques that use the effect of light, ultraviolet or infrared radiation on a sensitive material for making (photo ) copies of written, printed, drawn or photographically produced originals. In less precise terms, printing techniques such as stencil pressure, low offset pressure and multiplication by carbon paper or self-copying paper are also summarized under the term reprography. The distinction between strict reprography and printing techniques has faded since copiers are widely used to produce a large edition. On the other hand, reprographic techniques apply to the manufacture of pressure shapes for office pressure. methods

The reprography in strict terms distinguishes how the image transfer takes place, various methods:

Both the method of contact and the optical method can be direct or indirect. Furthermore, reproduction methods are distinguished in wet, semi-wet and dry systems, depending on the nature of the developing agent used. The most important modern techniques are light pressure, electrographics (used in the copier) and thermography.

The rapid rise that the reprography has experienced since the 1950s after the introduction of the almost automatic electrographic and thermographic techniques has made the copyright issue of the originals up to date.

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