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copy.

copy. is the abbreviation of copyright.

Meaning of copyright

Noun

copyright (usually uncountable, plural copyrights)

  1. (usually) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
    • Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
  2. (countable, usually) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
    • The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.
  3. (informal, nonstandard, usually) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
    • no copyright intended

See all 5 meanings of copyright

Questions about copy.

What is copy. the abbreviation of?
Copy. is the abbreviation of copyright.

Words near copy. in the dictionary

  1. copy-pastes
  2. copy-pasting
  3. copy-pasto
  4. copy-pastos
  5. copy-protected
  6. copy.
  7. copy/paste
  8. copy/pasteable
  9. copy/pasted
  10. copy/pastes
  11. copy/pasting

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Adapted from Wiktionary: copy. (page history and authors); copyright (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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