adocumentor otherprintedmaterialthat isexactlythe same as another one,produced, forexample, by using aphotocopierorprintingit more thanoncefrom acomputer:
Enclosed is asignedcopyof thecontract.
make/take a copyI will need to take a copy ofyourpassport.
[C]IT
acomputerfile,document, etc. that iscreatedto beexactlythe same as another one:
Beforeworkingon thefile,make a copyandsaveit in anotherfolder.
[C]COMMERCE
aproductthat is made tolookthe same as anotherproduct,especiallyillegally:
If youlookcloselyat thelabel, you cantellit's a copy.
Thefactorieswere for makingillegalcopiesofsoftware,CDs, andDVDs.
Compare
bootleg
pirate
[U]MARKETING
the words used inadvertisingtohelpsellaproduct:
Theadvertisingcopyistestedwithconsumersurveys.
[U]
writing that is going to beprintedin abook,magazine, etc.:
The copy will becheckedseveraltimesbeforepublication.
See also
advance copy
body copy
carbon copy
certified copy
hard copy
knocking copy
office copy
top copy
copy
verb[T]
uk/ˈkɒpi/us
to make a copy of aletter,document, etc.:
He wasaskedto copy thedocumentstokeeponrecord.
copy sth to sbThereportwas copied to all theseniormembersof thedepartment.
IT
to make a copy of acomputerfile,document,email, etc.:
Copy thefilesand put them in a newfolder.
copy sth to sbEveryemailIsendout, I also copy to myboss.
copy and paste
IT
to make a copy of something on acomputerscreenand put it in a differentplacein adocumentor in a newdocument,file, ordirectory:
Copy andpastethetextfrom theboxinto a wordprocessordocument.
to use someone else'sidea,design, etc., oftenillegally:
It is asystemthatworkswell and thatotherscan copy.
Contributors receive seventy-five copies of their papers free.
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Authors should submit three copies of each illustration.
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In this sense, then, control relies on planning to provide an adequate efferencecopy.
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Additional copies, not exceeding 200, may be had at cost price : these should be ordered when the final proof is returned.
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Then it is easy to see that replacing f by one morecopyof e we would get a triangle-free hypergraph of not smaller weight.
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Although recruits were informed of the purpose of the interview, they were not provided with acopyof the interview schedule in advance.
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Although thecopynumbers of the vector genome were reduced, our data did not rule out promoter shut-off completely.
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She discusses in detail four areas of verbal hygiene:copyediting, teaching grammar in schools, 'political correctness', and self-help language courses for women.
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These master actors teach their students the repertoire of their particular genres by having themcopywhat they do.
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In general, problems with multiple copies mean that this technique, unlike others, should be used with careful consideration.
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Onecopyof the motet includes a separate verbal canon as well.
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It then takes the real arm and camera off-line, and manipulates the visual grid with efference copies.
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Any teacher who wants to explore this fascinating and endlessly exciting genre should keep acopyvery near at hand.
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The presence of multiple gene copies and isoforms is fairly common among translation factors.
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The presence of this material may demonstrate local attempts tocopythis foreign style.
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Collocationswithcopy
copy
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advertising copy
When this occurred, the decision was made based on the mainadvertisingcopyor voice-over.
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backup copy
Restoring thebackupcopyof these data may reset the volume's password to what it was when the backup was taken.
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bootleg copy
They liked what they had played and noticed a kid with a cassette recorder making a bootleg copy and asked him for the tape.
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