hard copy
noun
: a copy of textual or graphic information (as from microfilm or computer storage) produced on paper in normal size
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print a hard copy of the report
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Some people like audio books, while others read hard copies or use e-readers.
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Kara Alaimo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
In a statement, National Archives said that the records would be available online or in person, at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, but suggested that some of the hard copy files were not yet online.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Electronic and hard copy samples of work—at any level—tell a compelling story, transforming words into proof of ability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Yutaka had received a hard copy of a letter from the Umeki family and translated it.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
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Kara Alaimo, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
In a statement, National Archives said that the records would be available online or in person, at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, but suggested that some of the hard copy files were not yet online.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Electronic and hard copy samples of work—at any level—tell a compelling story, transforming words into proof of ability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Yutaka had received a hard copy of a letter from the Umeki family and translated it.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard copy
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“Hard copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20copy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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