Does one “take” a photocopy or “make” a photocopy? [closed]

When you photograph something, you take a photo.

When you copy something, you make a copy.

When you copy something photographically and use the portmanteau word photocopy to describe the process (and its result), you are using the noun-as-adjective photo to describe the noun copy.

Because copy is the chief element in this combination, it requires the same verb to describe the copying process as you would use for copy alone, namely make: so you make a photocopy.

For copies, "make a copy" is current usage.

You could also say "get a copy" or "print a copy".

"take a copy" sounds unusual.