soft copy

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   (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen

   “he sent them soft copy of the report”

   Broadermatter

   computer science

Questions about soft copy

What does soft copy mean?

soft copy means "(computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen".

Is soft copy a common word?

soft 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.