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blind copy, n.
Brit. |ˈblʌɪnd ˌkɒpi|, U.S. |ˈblaɪnd ˌkɑpi|
[‹ blind adj. (compare sense 9 at that entry) + copy n.]
1. A copy of a document which omits certain information given in the original.
1942R. E. Strahlem Accounting Fund. iv. 63 If the receiving clerk's copy of the purchase order was a ‘blind’ copy (that is, without any quantities shown) the receiving clerk can write on the purchase order the amounts received. 1994J. F. O'Barr Feminism in Action x. 149 After my teaching assistants and I read and graded each individual paper, we handed over blind copies..to the student committee..and asked them to make sense of their classmates' findings. 2001Orthopaedic Nursing May–June 98/2 If blind copies are requested, it will be important for your name, address, and other identifying information to be removed.
2. A copy of a communication which is sent confidentially to a recipient other than the primary addressee or addressees. Also: a facility in an email program which enables such copies to be sent, often used to send an email to multiple undisclosed recipients.
1945Rep. National Freight Loss & Damage Prevention Comm. (Assoc. Amer. Railroads) 116 An open copy of these letters was furnished origin agents, with blind copies to Claim Prevention Officers. 1972Evening Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) 3 Apr. 4/7 It would be very much appreciated if you would furnish a blind copy of any such letters to Pfizer's lawyers. 1999Trusts & Estates June 29/2 We can edit, forward, send copies or blind copies of messages with a few simple mouse clicks. 2002Independent 30 Sept. (Rev. section) 11/1 Senders who regularly e-mail you by ‘blind copy’ (Bcc), such as mailing lists. |