"hard copy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard copies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard copy (plural hard copies)
  1. A printed copy of a digital document, as opposed to a copy in electronic form. Synonyms: listing, printout, dead tree edition Related terms: scan, soft copy Translations (copy): paperikopio (Finnish), paperituloste (Finnish), salinan fisik (Indonesian), salinan keras (Indonesian), pepa mārō (Maori), kape tā pepa (Maori), wydruk [masculine] (Polish), твёрдая ко́пия (tvjórdaja kópija) [feminine] (Russian), печа́тная ко́пия (pečátnaja kópija) [feminine] (Russian), nakala mango (Swahili), çıktı (Turkish), basılı (Turkish), copi caled [masculine] (Welsh)

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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "paperikopio"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "paperituloste"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "salinan fisik"
        },
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          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "salinan keras"
        },
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "pepa mārō"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "kape tā pepa"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "copy",
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tvjórdaja kópija",
          "sense": "copy",
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          ],
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        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "nakala mango"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "çıktı"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "copy",
          "word": "basılı"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "copy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "copi caled"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hard copy"
}
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    },
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    }
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          "ref": "2021 September 22, John Potter tells Paul Stephen, “Your guide to Europe”, in RAIL, number 940, page 65",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "listing"
        },
        {
          "word": "printout"
        },
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          "word": "dead tree edition"
        }
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "paperikopio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "paperituloste"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "salinan fisik"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "salinan keras"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "pepa mārō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "kape tā pepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "copy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wydruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tvjórdaja kópija",
      "sense": "copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "твёрдая ко́пия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pečátnaja kópija",
      "sense": "copy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "печа́тная ко́пия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "nakala mango"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "çıktı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "copy",
      "word": "basılı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "copy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "copi caled"
    }
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