hard copy
noun
: a copy of textual or graphic information (as from microfilm or computer storage) produced on paper in normal size
Examples of hard copy in a Sentence
print a hard copy of the report
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The salvage permit process Up until recently, anyone hoping to salvage an animal's carcass in Michigan after a collision used to have to wait for a Department of Natural Resources officer to issue a hard copy of a salvage permit.
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Their campaign for the Area of Critical State Concern was well-organized, with one person designing protest signs, another drafting email templates supporters could send to lawmakers, another hauling stacks of petitions to FedEx so hard copies landed on lawmakers’ desks.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
There was uncertainty about how many questions members would be asked to vote on, and there were no hard copies of the language available.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Isaacman made only three hard copies of a truncated 62-page version and distributed them to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his chief of staff.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
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Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Their campaign for the Area of Critical State Concern was well-organized, with one person designing protest signs, another drafting email templates supporters could send to lawmakers, another hauling stacks of petitions to FedEx so hard copies landed on lawmakers’ desks.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
There was uncertainty about how many questions members would be asked to vote on, and there were no hard copies of the language available.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Isaacman made only three hard copies of a truncated 62-page version and distributed them to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his chief of staff.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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