carbon copy

n. Abbr. cc1. a. A copy of a document made by using carbon paper.b. A copy of a document made by using a photocopier or similar mechanism.c. A copy of an electronic document sent to people in addition to the addressed recipient.2. A person or thing that closely resembles another.tr.v. carbon cop·ied, carbon cop·y·ing, carbon cop·ies 1. a. To reproduce (a document) as a carbon copy.b. To send (an electronic document) as a carbon copy.2. To designate (someone) as the recipient of a carbon copy: I carbon copied my lawyer on all of the correspondence regarding the contract.

carbon copy

n 1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper. Often shortened to: carbon 2. informal a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another

car′bon cop′y

n. 1. a duplicate, as of something typewritten, made with carbon paper. 2. any near or exact duplicate; replica. [1890–95]

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carbon copy - a copy made with carbon papercarboncopy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"

carbon copy

nounSomething closely resembling another:copy, duplicate, facsimile, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum.Archaic: simulacre.Law: counterpart.

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carbon

(ˈkaːbən) an element occurring as diamond and graphite and also in coal etc. 碳carbon copy a copy of writing or typing made by means of carbon paper. 复写本，副本 carbon dioxide (daiˈoksaid) a gas present in the air, breathed out by man and other animals. 二氧化碳carbon monoxide (məˈnoksaid) a colourless, very poisonous gas which has no smell. Carbon monoxide is given off by car engines.一氧化碳carbon paper a type of paper coated with carbon etc which makes a copy when placed between the sheets being written or typed. 复写纸

carbon copy

1. A copy of a document that is made by placing a sheet of carbon paper under the original so that the print gets transferred from the original to the sheet of paper below it. Carbon copies are largely obsolete but are still used in some cases for receipts. Could you please make a carbon copy of that invoice? I need it for my records.2. To include additional recipients on an email message that is intended for, or directed to, another person. Often abbreviated as "cc." Please carbon copy me on that email to Janice. I want her to know I am aware of the situation.3. A person or thing that closely resembles someone or something else in looks or attributes. Even though they were born several years apart, Darren is a carbon copy of his brother. They have the same gait, mannerisms, and hairstyle.See also: carbon, copy

carbon copy

A person or thing that closely resembles another, as in Our grandson is a carbon copy of his dad. Originally this term meant a copy of a document made by using carbon paper. The linguistic transfer to other kinds of duplicate survived the demise of carbon paper (replaced by photocopiers, computer printers, and other more sophisticated devices). [c. 1870] See also: carbon, copy

a carbon copy

COMMON If one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, the two people or things are identical, or very similar. Hugh was a carbon copy of his father, Edward; both had the same blond hair and easy charm. The town, almost a carbon copy of Gualdo, is best known for its mineral waters. Note: A carbon copy of a document is an exact copy of it which is made using carbon paper. See also: carbon, copy

carbon copy

a person or thing identical or very similar to another. The expression comes from the idea of an exact copy of written or typed material made by using carbon paper.See also: carbon, copy

a ˌcarbon ˈcopy

a person or thing that is exactly or extremely like another: The recent robberies in Leeds are a carbon copy of those that have occurred in Halifax over the last few months.A carbon copy is a copy of a document, letter, etc. made by placing carbon paper (= thin paper with a dark substance on one side) between two sheets of paper.See also: carbon, copy

carbon copy

Also, cc. An exact duplication. The original carbon copy, long used for correspondence and other written materials, was made by placing a sheet of carbon paper between two sheets of paper, the top one to be copied onto the blank bottom sheet by pressure from a pen, typewriter, or other instrument. Although this type of duplication has become largely obsolete, replaced by photocopying and electronic printers, it survives in the abbreviation cc, used to signal additional recipients of a letter or e-mail. A 1981 film, Carbon Copy, uses the term in the figurative sense; in it a white man discovers he has a black son who wants to be adopted.See also: carbon, copy

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noun something closely resembling another

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noun a copy made with carbon paper

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