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Noun: carbon copy  'kaa(r)-bun 'kó-pee
  1. A copy made with carbon paper
    "Before photocopiers, secretaries often made carbon copies of important documents";
    - carbon
     
  2. [informal] An exact duplicate or imitation
    "The daughter is a carbon copy of her mother"
     
  3. Used in an e-mail or other communication to send copies to people other than the main recipient
    "Please carbon copy the department head on that email";
    - cc
Verb: carbon copy  'kaa(r)-bun 'kó-pee
  1. Send a copy to (someone) as well as the main recipient
    "Please carbon copy the manager on all client correspondence";
    - cc

Derived forms: carbon copies

Type of: copy

Encyclopedia: Carbon copy