hard copy

printed or photographic material generated from a microform or digital source, usually refers to prints on paper, but the substrate may be of any material
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Summary

hard copy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: printed matter[2], artwork copy[3], document[4]
  • Opposite of: soft copy[5]

Why It Matters

hard copy is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hard-copy-q5372066_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hard copy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hard-copy-q5372066}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 6692
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ga', 'ko', 'pl', 'simple', 'sq', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 6692, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331453|paper copy (#7331453)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → printed matter, artwork copy, document
    Opposite of → soft copy
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 21283, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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