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hard copy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (retronym) A printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form.
    • But to the relief of those who prefer the print format, there are no plans to dispense with hard copies of the ERT. [European Rail Timetable] 2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hardcopy alternative lexicographic
hard copies Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

soft copy

Relateds

soft copy · scan

Synonyms

dead tree edition · printout · listing

Translations (19)

ru твёрдая ко́пия (copy) · tr çıktı (copy) · id salinan fisik (copy) · id salinan cetak (copy) · tr basılı (copy) · id salinan keras (copy) · fi paperituloste (copy) · gl copia en papel (copy) · cy copi caled (copy) · th สิ่งพิมพ์ออก (copy) · mi pepa mārō (copy) · th ฉบับพิมพ์ (copy) · th สำเนาถาวร (copy) · pl wydruk (copy) · fi paperikopio (copy) · gl versión impresa (copy) · ru печа́тная ко́пия (copy) · sw nakala mango (copy) · mi kape tā pepa (copy)