Copy

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Copy may refer to:

• Copying or the product of copying (including the plural "copies"); the duplication of information or an artifact
  • Cut, copy and paste, a method of reproducing text or other data in computing
  • File copying
  • Photocopying, a process which makes paper copies of documents and other visual images
  • Fax, a telecommunications technology used to transfer facsimile copies of documents, especially over the telephone network
  • Facsimile, a copy or reproduction that is as true to the original source as possible
  • Replica, a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance
  • Term of art in U.S. copyright law meaning a material object in which a work of authorship has been embodied, such as a book
• Copy (command), a shell command on DOS and Windows systems
• Copy (publishing), written content in publications, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout.
  • The output of journalists and authors, ready for copy editing and typesetting
  • The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
  • Camera ready copy, term used in the commercial printing industry meaning that a document is, from a technical standpoint, ready to "go to press", or be printed.
• Copy (album), the debut album of the electronica artist Mitsuki Aira
• Copy (musician), the Portland-based electronic music artist
• "Copy", a procedure word or response indicating a satisfactory receipt of the last radio transmission
• COPY, a COBOL keyword

See also

• Copy and paste (disambiguation)
• Copyist
• Copyright
• Copy editing
• Duplication (disambiguation)