Copy may refer to: Copying or the product of copying (including the plural "copies"); the duplication of information or an artifact Cut, copy and paste, a method of reproducing text or other data in computing File copying Photocopying, a process which makes paper copies of documents and other visual images Fax, a telecommunications technology used to transfer facsimile copies of documents, especially over the telephone network Facsimile, a copy or reproduction that is as true to the original source as possible Replica, a copy closely resembling the original concerning its shape and appearance Term of art in U.S. copyright law meaning a material object in which a work of authorship has been embodied, such as a book Copy (command), a shell command on DOS and Windows systems Copy (publishing), written content in publications, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout. The output of journalists and authors, ready for copy editing and typesetting The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services. Camera ready copy, term used in the commercial printing industry meaning that a document is, from a technical standpoint, ready to "go to press", or be printed. Copy (album), the debut album of the electronica artist Mitsuki Aira Copy (musician), the Portland-based electronic music artist "Copy", a procedure word or response indicating a satisfactory receipt of the last radio transmission COPY, a COBOL keyword See also Copy and paste (disambiguation) Copyist Copyright Copy editing Duplication (disambiguation)