1.
cutting machine; paper cutter
A machine for cutting paper, cloth, or similar material cleanly and to a fixed size. It is common in offices, print shops, and tailoring.
裁断機で紙を切る。
I cut paper with a cutting machine.
この裁断機は厚い布も切れる。
This cutting machine can cut thick cloth too.
本を自分でスキャンするために、背表紙を裁断機で切り落とした。
To scan the book myself, I cut off the spine with a paper cutter.
Composed of 裁断 (cutting to size) + 機 (machine). Used for machines that cut paper, fabric, or sheet material.
USAGE:
- 裁断機で切る: to cut with a cutting machine
- 紙裁断機: paper cutter
NOTE:
Widely associated with 自炊 — scanning one's own books into digital form — where a 裁断機 is used to slice off the binding before pages are fed through a scanner.