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System of Copy 

A counterintuitive and odd term used by some elderly IT folks as opposite/dual to System of Record.

You can copy data in there but you shall have a copy of the original data with you.
Essentially is a way to avoid full blown responsibilities and requirements of a System of Record,
and cherry pick only requirements that are easy to implement.

This definition also is wobbly and specific for every single data object of the information model supported in the system.

Some people interpret it as lifecycle information is stored also else where, some people interpret this as the full information is stored also elsewhere.

Some people leave this poor man's details as "undefined behaviour" so that is possible to go through architecture approvals and it is then possible to resell and recast the system into something it was not fit for purpose/fit for use at the beginning.
GAP is a System of Copy
We are a System of Copy we are not responsible of Disaster Recovery, in fact you have a copy
We are a System of Copy we are not responsible for Lifecycle, in fact the System of Record is.
We are a System of Copy we are not responsible for GDPR regulations in fact you are.
System of Copy by flyredeagle October 21, 2020
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lay on a copy and paste day 

November 17, lay on a copy and paste day, is the day to be fearful.
Hey have you heard about lay on a copy and paste day..?

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

hard copy 

Paper print up of an electronic document
Print me up the hard copy, Pronto!
hard copy by mike October 28, 2003

Cursed copy of Payday 2 

Archcadia: Didnt you know that my copy of Payday 2 is cursed? It flashes images of people and dead bodies sometimes. Its a cursed copy of Payday 2

Rhymes: What the actual fuck

sloppy copy 

When a man cums into a woman's ear hole and becomes very dirty so you copy it and put onto a printer then give it to your friends.
"Hey do you want my sloppy copy, I have a few extra"
sloppy copy by cheeseplease17 March 7, 2017

soft copy 

a soft copy of an album is a downloaded one, as opposed to a bought, physical copy.
andy: hey, have you checked out radioheads new album?

rod: yeah i got myself a soft copy of it the other day, it's sick

andy: rad.
soft copy by elleckz January 3, 2011