copy : Idioms & Phrases

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carbon copy

  • noun a copy made with carbon paper
    carbon.
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Certified ∨ Office copies

  • those which are made or attested by officers having charge of the originals, and authorized to give copies officially.
Webster 1913

Copy book

  • a book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate.
Webster 1913

copy editing

  • noun putting something into a form suitable for a printer
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copy editor

  • noun an editor who prepares text for publication
    copyreader; text editor.
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copy out

  • verb copy very carefully and as accurately as possible
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draft copy

  • noun any of the various versions in the development of a written work
    draft.
    • a preliminary draft
    • the final draft of the constitution
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Examined copies

  • (Law), those which have been compared with the originals.
Webster 1913

Exemplified copies

  • those which are attested under seal of a court.
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fair copy

  • noun a clean copy of a corrected draft
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Foul copy

  • a rough draught, with erasures and corrections; opposed to fair or clean copy. "Some writers boast of negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their foul copies." Cowper.
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hard copy

  • noun (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper
    • he ran off a hard copy of the report
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master copy

  • noun an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
    master; original.
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Office copy

  • (Law), an authenticated or certified copy of a record, from the proper office. See Certified copies, under Copy. Abbott.
Webster 1913

Presentation copy

  • a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.
Webster 1913

prompt copy

  • noun the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
    promptbook.
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review copy

  • noun a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical
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soft copy

  • noun (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen
    • he sent them soft copy of the report
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test copy

  • noun (printing) an impression made to check for errors
    trial impression; proof.
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To cast off copy

  • (Print.), to estimate how much printed matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the page must be in order that the copy may make a given number of pages.
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write copy

  • verb write for commercial publications
    • She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar
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xerox copy

  • noun a copy made by a xerographic printer
    xerox.
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