(Antika) In information handling, a hard copy is a permanent reproduction, or copy, in the form of a physical object, of any media suitable for direct use by a person (in particular paper), of displayed or transmitted data. Examples of hard copy include teleprinter pages, continuous printed tapes, computer printouts, and radio photo prints
A physical document, usually text on paper While additions to The Electronic Commerce Dictionary appear as soft copy in this Web page the original book is available only in hard copy (Return to home page for more book information )
(1) Recorded information copied from a computer onto paper or some other durable surface, such as microfilm To be distinguished from a temporary image on a display screen and from the electronic information on a magnetic tape or disk(ette) or in the computer's main memory See also OUTPUT RECORDS