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Writer Alexander Torres

Copying,

Definition of Copying:

  1. Imitate the style or behaviour of.

  2. Matter to be printed.

  3. A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue.

  4. Violation of intellectual property protection (copyright) laws. To be termed a copy, a work must be substantially similar to (lifted or duplicated from) a copyrighted work. It is not a copy if the similarities between the two works are coincidental, or if both are based on or largely derived from the same source. Limited copying (such as for review or reference) is permitted under the doctrine of fair use. Under copyright law, it is the arrangement of words in a work that is copyrighted, not the concepts, facts, or ideas which the work contains or is based on.

  5. A blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork.

  6. Hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter.

  7. Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

  8. A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Synonyms of Copying

Duplicate, Photocopy, Xerox, Photostat, Mimeograph, Make a photocopy of, Take a photocopy of, Run off, Edition, Version, Impression, Imprint, Issue, Duplicate, Duplication, Reprint, Facsimile, Photocopy, Carbon copy, Carbon, Mimeograph, Mimeo, Imitate, Mimic, Ape, Emulate, Follow, Echo, Mirror, Simulate, Parrot, Reproduce

How to use Copying in a sentence?

  1. Copy for the next issue must be submitted by the beginning of the month.
  2. Examinees will not be allowed to take pens, copies, or water bottles inside the test centre.
  3. The record has sold more than a million copies.
  4. Lifestyles that were copied from Miami and Fifth Avenue.
  5. This is Edwards, do you copy, over.
  6. Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department.
  7. The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy.

Meaning of Copying & Copying Definition