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hard copies

hard copies is the plural of hard copy.

Meaning of hard copy

Noun

hard copy (plural hard copies)

  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
    Antonyms:
    soft copy

Questions about hard copies

What is hard copies the plural of?
Hard copies is the plural of hard copy.

Words near hard copies in the dictionary

  1. hard code
  2. hard coded
  3. hard codes
  4. hard coding
  5. hard codings
  6. hard copies
  7. hard copy
  8. hard count
  9. hard counter
  10. hard countered
  11. hard countering

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hard copies (page history and authors); hard copy (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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