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hard copy

NOUN
paper version of document
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People must mail a hard copy to the IRS service center where they would file their current-year return, Collins wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

A hard copy is available for $50, but don’t bother—its “reference scenario” is already stale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The exam itself is 'open', so you are allowed to use the 686-page Fifa document - the study materials - in both hard copy and as a PDF.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Meanwhile, the participants who held on to a hard copy of the insult experienced only a small decrease in their overall anger.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

“You just happen to have a hard copy of your journal with you?”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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