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Meaning of "soft copy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFT COPY

soft copy  [sɒft ˈkɒpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFT COPY

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soft 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 SOFT COPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soft copy

A soft copy is the unprinted digital document file. This term is often contrasted with hard copy. It can usually be viewed through an appropriate editing program, such as word processing programs, database programs, or presentation software, depending on the file type. It can be transported from one computer to another through file transfer/downloading mechanisms such as FTP or HTTP, as an email attachment, or through USB drives and other disk drives. Keeping a digital copy of a document can allow easy editing of it later on. See hard copy for information about printed documents. Using soft copies of work over traditional printed documents eliminates the need for paper and ink. Multiple copies of the same document can be kept in different versions, allowing the user to easily backtrack to an earlier version. Also, soft copies are more easily manipulated by users than hard copies, which can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. When soft copies are kept on storage devices, they conserve office space. Soft copy documents are more portable compared to hard copy because it is not bulky like hard copy.

Definition of soft copy in the English dictionary

The definition of soft copy in the dictionary is information that can be viewed on a computer screen rather than that which is printed on paper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOFT COPY


coppy
ˈkɒpɪ
copy
ˈkɒpɪ
cranioscopy
ˌkreɪnɪˈɒskɒpɪ
deuteroscopy
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒskɒpɪ
hepatoscopy
ˌhɛpəˈtɒskɒpɪ
kopje
ˈkɒpɪ
koppie
ˈkɒpɪ
macrocopy
ˈmækrəʊˌkɒpɪ
microcopy
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒpɪ
miscopy
ˌmɪsˈkɒpɪ
multicopy
ˌmʌltɪˈkɒpɪ
phenocopy
ˈfiːnəʊˌkɒpɪ
photocopy
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ
recopy
riːˈkɒpɪ
telecopy
ˈtelɪˌkɒpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFT COPY

soft brown sugar
soft centre
soft chancre
soft cheese
soft clam
soft coal
soft commodities
soft contact lens
soft currency
soft drink
soft drug
soft focus
soft fruit
soft furnishings
soft goods
soft hat
soft hyphen
soft ice-cream
soft iron
soft landing

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFT COPY

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soft copy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFT COPY

Find out the translation of soft copy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soft 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 «soft copy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

软拷贝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

copia electrónica
570 millions of speakers

English

soft copy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सॉफ्ट कॉपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نسخة إلكترونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

электронная копия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cópia eletrônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সফট কপি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copie électronique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

salinan lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Softcopy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソフトコピー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소프트 카피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salinan alus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bản mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான நகல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सॉफ्ट कॉपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektronik kopya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

copia morbido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękkie kopia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

електронна копія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

copie moale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακό αντίγραφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagte kopie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjuk kopia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myk kopi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soft copy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT COPY»

The term «soft copy» is regularly used and occupies the 95.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT COPY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT COPY»

Discover the use of soft copy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soft copy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
First Course-Keyboarding and Document Processing
Proofread (screenread) soft copy and, if necessary, correct. Print out original only in 12 pitch. Page 100 Recall the document stored under filename MARK. Embolden the letters CE each time they occur; inset the numbered items three ...
A. M. Drummond, Anne Coles-Mogford, 1995
2
Computer Fundamentals
4.6.2 Soft Copy Devices The output obtained in an intangible form on a visual display, audio unit or video unit is called soft copy output. The soft copy allows corrections to be made, can be stored, and, can be sent via e-mail to other users.
Anita Goel, 2010
3
Introduction to Information Technology
Soft Copy: The electronic version of an output, which usually resides in computer memory and/or on disk, is known as soft copy. Unlike hard copy, soft copy is not a permanent form of output. It is transient and is usually displayed on the screen.
I. T. L. Education Solutions Limited, Itl, 2005
4
Introduction to Computer Science, 2/e
It (a) Soft Copy (a) Hard Copy Figure 7.2 Soft Copy and Hard Copy Output 7.3 CLASSIFICATION OF OUTPUT DEVICES Based on the hard copy and soft copy outputs, the output devices are classified into: hard copy and soft copy output ...
ITL Education Solutions Limited, 2011
5
The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging
Hard copy display refers to displaying images on film, and soft copy display refers using video monitors. Digital radiographic images produced by flat panel TFT arrays or by CR systems are significantly larger in matrix size than any other ...
Jerrold T. Bushberg, 2002
6
Computer Graphics
Soft Copy Hard Copy Soft Copy Display Devices (a) Hard Copy Display Devices ( b) FIGURE 2.1 Two Types of Outputs Based on the hard copy and soft copy outputs, the display devices are classified into two types: hard copy display devices ...
Bhatia, 2008
7
Applied Typing and Information Processing
Proofread soft copy and, if necessary, correct. Print out original only in 12 pitch. Page 16 Recall the document stored under filename FAB. Inset left and right margins 13 mm (Jinch). Move date to the left margin. Transpose the words patterns ...
Archie Drummond, Anne Coles-Mogford, 1994
8
Typing: Two-in-One - Keyboarding and Document Processing
Proofread soft copy and, if necessary, correct. Print out original only in 10 point. Page 43 Recall the document stored under filename MOVE. Add the following sentence to the end of the second paragraph. 'lt has been designed to the highest ...
Archie Drummond, Anne Coles-Mogford, 1996
9
GIS: A Computing Perspective, Second Edition
Output from the computer to a human user can be classified into two categories: hard copy and soft copy. Hard copy output devices, such as printers and plotters, produce output with some physical permanence. G1S has often been associated  ...
Michael F. Worboys, Matt Duckham, 2004
10
Computer Fundamentals and Programming in C
Soft Copy Devices Output hardware consists of devices that convert machine- readable information as the result of processing, into human-readable form. The principal kinds of output are softcopy and hardcopy. The softcopy devices are CRT ...
J. B. Dixit, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT COPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soft copy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Information Security Is Not Just IT's Problem
It also “lives” in hard copy (e.g. paper) and in the heads of personnel. In fact, information constantly flows between the personnel, hard copy and soft copy (digital ... «Lifehacker Australia, Mar 15»
2
Download GATE 2015 Score Card from March 27 to May 29
After May 29, candidates can obtain the soft copy of the GATE Score Card 2015 by sending a Demand Draft (DD) for Rs 500 in favour of Chairman GATE, ... «Live Punjab, Mar 15»
3
Online Versus Hardcopy: What Type Of A Reader Are You?
“I prefer reading on the Internet and all other forms of soft copy materials because I feel it is easy, accessible and always available,” observed Ahmed Folarin, ... «Leadership Newspapers, Feb 15»
4
Soft Copy Online: Reddy
The soft copy of textbooks for Year One to Year 11 is now available on the Ministry of Education website. Minister for Education, Mahendra Reddy confirmed this ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jan 15»
5
ECI to create national level electoral roll
"In view of this I am directed to say that copy of the electoral roll in the text format ... The copy can be submitted in soft copy through appropriate media like DVDs, ... «Zee News, Jan 15»
6
CLAT secretariat allows students access to soft copy of OMR sheets
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) secretariat will provide students with access to the soft copy of their Optical Mark Recognition sheets and also a ... «Deccan Herald, Jun 14»
7
Ready-to-cheat: Students pay peanuts for second-hand dissertations
“I saved a soft copy (of the thesis) in my USB and emailed it to my friend. It was so easy, anyone can go get a copy of a research paper in their desired research ... «The Express Tribune, Jan 14»
8
DU graduate-headed gang duping people with fake policies
"The gang would take the soft copy of their old insurance policies and using an elaborate system of printers, scanners and a special editing and a file conversion ... «Economic Times, Aug 13»
9
Mohammed issues decision on sale of reports and geological maps
Article (1) of the decision sets out the fees for selling copies of reports and films ... of the UAE is for Dh500 for the hard copy and Dh1,000 for the soft copy. «Emirates 24/7, Jun 13»
10
Airport entry on soft copy of e-ticket
However, the BCAS has made it clear that only the soft copy of the original ticket will be treated as original and not the vague details on SMS or any incomplete ... «Jagran Post, Jan 13»

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