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paysage57

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Dear all,

Does "hard copy" have the same meaning as "original" (talking about a document)?

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Guillaume
 

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Dear all,

Does "hard copy" have the same meaning as "original" (talking about a document)?

Thank you

Guillaume


No. Hard copy is a printed (or, less commonly, written) document, as opposed to a "virtual" document which exists as a computer file. So for instance, you might recieve an email at work with a scanned letter attached, and then print out the letter in order to have a "hard copy" to take home and read there.
 

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The opposite is a "soft copy," some sort of computer file.
 

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Many thanks to both of you!
 
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