hardcopy

hard copy

noun
1.
copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
2.
copy that is finished and ready for the printer.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism

hard-cop·y, adjective
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hardcopy definition

jargon
A paper printout of data displayed on a screen.
Contrast softcopy.
(1995-08-31)

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