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Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.
LeVar Burton

Meaning of "hard copy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARD COPY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARD COPY

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hard copy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARD COPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hard copy

In information handling, a hard copy is a permanent reproduction, or copy, in the form of a physical object, of any media suitable for direct use by a person, of displayed or transmitted data. Examples of hard copy include teleprinter pages, continuous printed tapes, computer printouts, and radio photo prints. Hard Copy Records, such as printed forms, tab cards, and OCR forms, are best designed using a record layout. Magnetic tapes, diskettes, and non-printed punched paper tapes are not hard copies.

Definition of hard copy in the English dictionary

The definition of hard copy in the dictionary is computer output printed on paper, as contrasted with machine-readable output such as magnetic tape.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARD COPY

hard as nails
hard at it
hard bop
hard by
hard card
hard case
hard cash
hard cheese
hard cider
hard coal
hard core
hard court
hard currency
hard disk
hard disk drive
hard doer
hard done by
hard drive
hard drug
hard feeling

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARD COPY

advance copy
back copy
body copy
camera-ready copy
carbon copy
Chinese copy
copy
fair copy
knocking copy
master copy
microscopy
pirate copy
presentation copy
proof copy
review copy
rough copy
show copy
soft copy
specimen copy
top copy

Synonyms and antonyms of hard copy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hard copy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARD COPY

Find out the translation of hard copy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hard copy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hard copy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

硬拷贝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copia impresa
570 millions of speakers

English

hard copy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्ड कॉपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نسخة ورقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

печатная копия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cópia impressa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুদ্রিত সংস্করণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copie papier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

salinan keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hardcopy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハードコピー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하드 카피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hard copy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடின நகலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्ड कॉपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basılı kopya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copia cartacea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kopię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

друкована копія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe suport de hârtie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σε έντυπη μορφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

harde kopie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

papperskopia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

papirkopi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hard copy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD COPY»

The term «hard copy» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.045 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARD COPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hard copy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hard copy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hard copy

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3 QUOTES WITH «HARD COPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hard copy.
1
LeVar Burton
Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.
2
Mario Cantone
I like to hold a book. When someone sends me a script, I ask for a hard copy or print one out.
3
Cliff Martinez
I'm not sure why anybody makes a physical CD anymore when the costs are so much lower to just throw it up on iTunes. And it doesn't seem that making a hard copy of something prevents pirating any less. I mean I'm amazed that they still do that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARD COPY»

Discover the use of hard copy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hard copy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Driving at Work 2008: Special Report (hard copy)
Chapter. summary. “Vans account for some 36 billion miles of distance travelled each year and 90% of this is in connection with collection and delivery of goods, travel between homes and workplaces, or journeys between jobs. Van drivers ...
John Maslen
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New York Magazine
HARD COPY'S AMY TAPES IT S BEEN EIGHTEEN MONTHS SINCE CULT killer Charles Manson appeared on Hard Copy, raving from his cell. The segment prompted the Los Angeles Times to call Hard Copy the "most repulsive" show on  ...
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Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act: Special ...
Alex Davies. Responsibilities' provide insights from the twin perspectives of the legal profession and business leaders . Quantative tools such as RoSPA's Quality Safety Audit (QSA) can be very useful in benchmarking performance year on ...
Alex Davies, 2008
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Introduction to Information Technology
Hard Copy: The physical form of output is known as hard copy. In general, it refers to the recorded information copied from a computer onto paper or some other durable surface, such as microfilm. Hard copy output is permanent and a ...
I. T. L. Education Solutions Limited, Itl, 2005
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Book Production Procedures for Today's Technology
Checking Hard Copy Versus Files Is the manuscript complete? Quickly check the manuscript in several ways: • Check the hard copy (the manuscript) against the files. Sometimes they are not completely "in sync." For example, edits on the disk  ...
Fred Dahl
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Green Data Center & Internet Business
NEWSLETTERS FROM INFORMATION GATEKEEPERS 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) ...
Hui Pan, Editor
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NEWSLETTERS FROM INFORMATION GATEKEEPERS 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) ...
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Russian Telecom Newsletter
NEWSLETTERS FROM INFORMATION GATEKEEPERS 2008 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 )  ...
Hui Pan, Editor
9
Submarine Fiber Optic Communications Systems
NEW!!! NEWSLETTERS FROM INFORMATION GATEKEEPERS 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 ) US/Canada $555 12 issues / year Hard copy ( Regularly $695 )  ...
Hui Pan, Editor, Paul Polishuk, Editor
10
Introduction to Computer Science
Hard copy output is permanent and relatively stable form of output. This type of output is also highly portable. Paper is one of the most widely used hard copy output media. The principal examples are printouts, whether text or graphics, from ...
I. T. L. Education Solutions Limited, Itl Esl, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARD COPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hard copy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teacher loves reading thrillers | Gladstone Observer
Hard copy or kindle? I've got a kindle and I've used it twice. I'd rather a hard copy book. I've got boxes of books in storage. I think you can get ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
2
Does Price Matter When Buying Wine? My Interview with NYT Wine …
Those are reserved for quiet time spent with a cup of coffee and the hard copy of the New York Times…after reading the Chronicle, of course! «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
Have you finished Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' yet? | KSL.com
Kim Severson (@kimseverson) July 14, 2015. Indeed, across the country, fans who could get their hands on a hard copy, audio book or e-book ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
4
Shane Brown Threatens To Sue Busy Signal... Says He Knew About …
... ties with Juke Boxx, at NO time was any document relating to this show ever forwarded to us, whether in print, email or hard copy format.”. «Urban Islandz, Jul 15»
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Hydra Melody's 'Nocturna' Is Lush, Radio Ready Alt-rock | Live …
This special release will only be available in hard copy for the moment — and only to those who attend the show. While the record should see ... «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
6
Telangana SSC Supplementary 2015 Results to be Announced on …
They are advised to take a hard copy of their score card for further reference. The Directorate of Government Examination, Telengana, ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
7
Libraries are being ruined by technology | Conservative Home
Twenty-one percent of the millennials said they read more hard copy than e-books, and 34 percent reported that they only read print.' Even the ... «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
8
What employers need to know about employee files | Canadian HR …
Employment files need not be kept in old fashioned hard copy format – and indeed employee information is much more usable and can most ... «Canadian HR Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Chicago's David Sheikh Named to Prestigious List of Top Patent …
Available at www.iam1000.com as well as in hard copy, the list identifies the leading patent specialists in 41 of the world's most important ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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Nominations for MED week awards end Friday - The Arkansas City …
To request a hard copy of the form, please contact Rhonda Harris at rharris@kansascommerce.com or (785) 296-3425. All forms submitted by ... «Arkansas City Traveler, Jul 15»

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