The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. / An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality. / (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object. / (transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person). / (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

present participle of copy

(countable) an instance of the making of a copy / (uncountable) the practice of making one or more copies

plural of copying

(in bibliographies) Abbreviation of copyright.

plural of copy

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copy

simple past tense and past participle of copy

A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.