hard copy

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A spokesperson said each item was being taken to a warehouse in a secret location to be individually photographed, so that both a digital book and hard copy could be given to the Osbourne family.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

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

School libraries would additionally be required to publish a catalogue of their materials on the school’s website, or in a hard copy upon request.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Respondents had the option to fill out the survey via hard copy or online.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Gene regulation—the turning on and off of genes by proteins—described the mechanism by which combinatorial complexity could be generated from the one hard copy of genetic information in a cell.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee