hard copy


noun

copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
copy that is finished and ready for the printer.

Origin of hard copy

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM hard copy

hard-cop·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hard copy

hard copy

noun

computer output printed on paper, as contrasted with machine-readable output such as magnetic tape