hard copy
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This word may also be spelled "hard-copy” when used as an adjective.
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (computing)
a. la copia en papel (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Please send me a signed hard copy of the contract.Por favor, envíame una copia en papel firmada del contrato.
b. la copia impresa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The proofreaders work on the hard copy of the book.Los correctores de pruebas trabajan sobre la copia impresa del libro.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (computing)
a. en papel
I carried a hard copy map in case my cellphone ran out of battery.Llevaba un mapa en papel por si se agotaba la batería de mi celular.
b. impreso
The computer files were deleted, so all we have now are hard copy documents.Se borraron los archivos informáticos, así que solo nos quedan documentos impresos.
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