hard copy

1. 1.

   (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper

   “he ran off a hard copy of the report”

   Broadermatter

   computer science

Questions about hard copy

What does hard copy mean?

hard copy means "(computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper".

Is hard copy a common word?

hard copy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.