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 In digital file management, copying is a file operation that creates a new file which has the same content as an existing file. Computer operating systems include file copying methods to users, with operating systems with graphical user interface ...

** 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 facsimile (from Latin ''fac simile'', "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible. It differs from other forms of ...

, a copy or reproduction that is as true to the original source as possible **

Replica A 1:1 replica is an exact copy of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Al ...

, 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

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

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author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

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typesetting Typesetting is the composition of text by means of arranging physical ''type'' (or ''sort'') in mechanical systems or '' glyphs'' in digital systems representing '' characters'' (letters and other symbols).Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random ...

**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

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