make a copy of

  • 1make a copy of — duplicate, create a copy of …

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  • 2copy — [käp′ē] n. pl. copies [ME copie, abundance, full transcript < OFr < ML copia, copious transcript < L copia, plenty: see COPIOUS] 1. a thing made just like another; imitation of an original; full reproduction or transcription 2. Now Rare… …

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  • 3Copy Control Information — (or CCI) is a two byte flag included in digital television streams that allows content owners to specify how content can be duplicated. Originally defined as part of the 5C copy protection specification devised by DTCP working group back in 1998 …

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  • 4Copy — Cop y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, n.] 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Copy — Cop y, v. i. 1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate. [1913 Webster] 2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well. [1913 Webster] Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the bad as well as the good things.… …

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  • 6copy and paste — ► IT to make a copy of something on a computer screen and put it in a different place in a document or in a new document, file, or directory: »Copy and paste the text from the box into a word processor document. Main Entry: ↑copy …

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  • 7copy — ► NOUN (pl. copies) 1) a thing made to be similar or identical to another. 2) a single specimen of a particular book, record, etc. 3) matter to be printed. 4) material for a newspaper or magazine article. ► VERB (copies, copied …

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  • 8copy — I UK [ˈkɒpɪ] / US [ˈkɑpɪ] noun Word forms copy : singular copy plural copies *** 1) [countable] a document, computer file etc that is exactly like the original one copy of: Please enclose a copy of your birth certificate. Keep back up copies of… …

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  • 9copy — ▪ I. copy cop‧y 1 [ˈkɒpi ǁ ˈkɑːpi] noun copies PLURALFORM 1. [countable] one of many documents, books, magazines, computer software packages etc that are all exactly the same: • We are offering a free copy of Windows98 with all new PCs. • The… …

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  • 10copy — cop|y1 [ kapi ] noun *** 1. ) count a document, computer file, etc. that is exactly like the original one: copy of: Please enclose a copy of your birth certificate. Keep back up copies of all your Word files. make a copy (of something): I made… …

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