A student's exercise book containing samples of good handwriting to be copied. / (Quebec, UK) A notebook containing blank, often lined, pages for writing answers.

A typist who types up written notes or drafts, rather than typing from dictation.

(Internet) A copy of an email message that is sent to a person (often one of many) other than the primary recipient without the express knowledge of the other recipients.

(databases, IBM) A backup copy of a database in a format that may be used, along with incremental logs, to recreate the database after a hardware failure

Alternative spelling of copycat

a writer of advertising copy.

The desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place. / The staff responsible for editing copy.

(publishing) A boy employed to carry copy and run errands.

A copy of a draft of a document without editing notations.

A software or hardware mechanism designed to prevent copying.