carbon copy
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carbon copy
noun carbon copies · carbon-copy
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A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.
In preparing the contract, we'll make a carbon copy for our records.
Similar: cc
- A duplicate or lookalike. This new home is simply a carbon copy of the one down the street.
- A duplicate copy of an email.
verb carbon copies · carbon copying · carbon copied · carbon-copy
- To create a carbon copy of. Please carbon copy this contract for our records.
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To send a duplicate copy of an email to.
Similar: cc
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noun duplicate
| 中文 | 副本 fùběn |
|---|---|
| Français | copie carbone |
| Italiano | copia conoscenza |
| Română | copie la indigo |
| Русский | ко́пия kópija, дублика́т dublikát |
| Tiếng Việt | bản sao |
noun a copy
| Español | copia en papel carbón, copia hecha con papel carbón, copia al carbón |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 副本 fùběn |
| Português | cópia carbono |
| Français | copie |
| Deutsch | Durchschlag |
| Română | copie |
| Русский | ко́пия kópija, ко́пия че́рез копи́рку kópija čérez kopírku |
| Tiếng Việt | bản sao |
verb to create a carbon copy of
| Русский | копи́ровать kopírovatʹ, скопи́ровать skopírovatʹ |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | nhân bản, tạo bản sao |
verb cc (email)
| 中文 | 抄送 chāosòng |
|---|---|
| Français | mettre en copie |
| Русский | посыла́ть ко́пию posylátʹ kópiju, посла́ть ко́пию poslátʹ kópiju |
| Tiếng Việt | đồng gửi |
Talk about this word "carbon copy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carbon%20copy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. carbon copy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carbon%20copy "carbon copy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carbon%20copy.
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@misc{carbon_copy_2026,
title = {carbon copy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carbon%20copy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
