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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Plus, correspondence from the IRS would evolve from mailing hard copy letters to sending digital communication to taxpayers by the 2026 filing season.
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Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
In Tennessee, for instance, while applicants will receive an interim paper document immediately, the hard copy arrives by mail 10 to 20 days later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Users can order prints of photos, for example, and hard copies of photo albums.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The present facility’s artifacts and millions of document hard copies will be sent to a permanent site in College Park, Maryland, and occasionally lent to the Obama Presidential Center.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Cindy McGhee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
In Tennessee, for instance, while applicants will receive an interim paper document immediately, the hard copy arrives by mail 10 to 20 days later.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Users can order prints of photos, for example, and hard copies of photo albums.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The present facility’s artifacts and millions of document hard copies will be sent to a permanent site in College Park, Maryland, and occasionally lent to the Obama Presidential Center.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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 Jul. 2025.
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