English to Persian Dictionary Online
Definition of "copy"

copy

Từ điển Collocation

copy noun

¹ document/work of art

ADJ. accurate, faithful, good | cheap, crude, poor It was not the original painting, but a crude copy. | carbon, duplicate, exact, facsimile, identical, perfect, true The twins were carbon copies of each other. It must be certified as a true copy of the original document. | draft, working | clean, fair | master, original, top Take a photocopy of the master copy. | additional, extra, further, spare | multiple The photocopier had been set for multiple copies. | modern | certified | photographic, photostat | back-up Remember to make back-up copies of all your disks. | hard, paper, printed (computing) You will need to supply a hard copy version of all files.

VERB + COPY make, print, run off, take I ran off a couple of copies of the letter. | attach, enclose, send I attach a copy of the report. Please find enclosed a copy of the draft document. | circulate, distribute, supply Copies of the article were circulated to members of the committee. | obtain, receive | keep Remember to keep copies of all your correspondence.

² book/newspaper/tape, etc.

ADJ. additional, extra, further, spare | back, old I have a few back copies of the newspaper. | advance Advance copies of the book were sent out to reviewers. | review | complimentary, free Free copies of the leaflet are available from the Department of the Environment. | illegal, illicit, pirate/pirated, unauthorized | manuscript, printed, proof | bound, hardback, leather-bound, paperback, presentation The candidate must submit two bound copies of his or her thesis. | battered, tattered, well-thumbed my battered copy of Shakespeare's plays | perfect, pristine | personal Charles I's personal copy of the psalter | signed

VERB + COPY circulate, distribute | sign Author Bob Woodhouse will be signing copies of his new book.

COPY + VERB circulate Even with the new legislation pirate copies will circulate. | be available

³ written material

ADJ. good, great | advertising | editorial | knocking (informal) Knocking copy (= writing that just says how bad sb/sth is) is simply lazy journalism.

VERB + COPY edit, prepare, produce, write The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper. | make This will make great copy for the advertisement.

COPY + NOUN editor | date, deadline Copy date (= the date for handing in copy) for the next issue is 1 May.

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record); transcript
• a secondary representation of an original

  she made a copy of the designer dress

• matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials; written matter
• material suitable for a journalistic account

  catastrophes make good copy

v.

• copy down as is

  The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over

• reproduce someone's behavior or looks; imitate, simulate

  The mime imitated the passers-by

  Children often copy their parents or older siblings

• reproduce or make an exact copy of; replicate

  replicate the cell

  copy the genetic information

• make a replica of; re-create

  copy that drawing

  re-create a picture by Rembrandt

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Microsoft Computer Dictionary

vb. To duplicate information and reproduce it in another part of a document, in a different file or memory location, or in a different medium. A copy operation can affect data ranging from a single character to large segments of text, a graphics image, or from one to many data files. Text and graphics, for example, can be copied to another part of a document, to the computer’s memory (by means of a temporary storage facility such as the Windows or Macintosh Clipboard), or to a different file. Similarly, files can be copied from one disk or directory to another, and data can be copied from the screen to a printer or to a data file. In most cases, a copy procedure leaves the original information in place. Compare cut and paste, move.

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

copies|copied|copying
syn.: duplicate imitate repeat reproduce
ant.: original