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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

In the months after she learned about the hack, Auer requested a hard copy of her records from Vastaamo.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

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

E-mail was received in Kathmandu, printed out, and the hard copy was transported by yak to Base Camp.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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