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Hard Copy 

A variation on the radio term "copy". Indicates an emphatic agreement with or clear understanding of a received message. Most frequently used by members of the military, fire, or police departments.



"Engine 249, 256, respond to 134 Blake Street for a reported structure fire"

"Hard copy dispatch, Engine 249 responding"
Hard Copy by MacCallum March 10, 2009
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hard copy 

A printed-on-paper version of what you see on a computer screen, used mostly in a business sense, such as with spreadsheets, forms, or invoices.
hard copy by handle187 October 31, 2003

hard copy status 

The need to buy the physical form of content that is available in digital form.
I read the book Ready Player One on my Kindle and had to buy the dead tree version afterwards, it totally achieved hard copy status.
hard copy status by devidos2600 December 6, 2012

hard copy 

If a soft copy is something held on a digital medium such as a word document then a hard copy is the print out of this.
I'm making a hard copy of this e-mail because i want to take it home.
hard copy by nigelcoldwell.co.uk October 30, 2003

hard copy 

a paper copy of a document, as opposed to one stored on a computer
hard copy by beebee October 29, 2003

hard copy 

a document you can hold in your hands as opposed to one being saved on the computer.
The teacher wouldn't except work emailed to her. She wanted a hard copy.
hard copy by katie tran October 27, 2003