A Quick and Simple Dictionary

copy

1. Noun.  The result of copying (''confer'' original); an identical duplication.
2. Noun.  An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
3. Noun.  (journalism) The text that is to be typeset.
4. Noun.  (journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.
5. Noun.  (context, marketing) The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
6. Noun.  (uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.
7. Noun.  A school work pad.
8. Noun.  A printed edition of a book or magazine.
9. Verb.  (transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.
10. Verb.  (transitive, computing) To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.
11. Verb.  (transitive) To imitate.
12. Verb.  (transitive) (context, radio) Receive a transmission successfully.