Instamatic
[in-stuh-mat-ik] /ˌɪn stəˈmæt ɪk/
Trademark.
1.
a brand name for a pocket-size, fixed-focus, snapshot camera.
1962, proprietary name (reg. Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.) for a type of self-loading camera, from instant + automatic.
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