back copy

/ˈbæk ˌkɒpi/

back copies

back copy: previous issue of a publication

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Definition of back copy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

publishing

previous issue of a publication

I found the back copy of the magazine in the library.

back issue

technologyduplicate of a document for backup

He saved a back copy of the report on his computer.

backup copy

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previous issue of a publication

Expressions with copy

carbon copy

person or thing very similar to another

She is a carbon copy of her mother.

copy down

record information from another source

He copied down the phone number from the advertisement.

copy out

reproduce text exactly from a source

She had to copy out the entire paragraph for her notes.

copy off

replicate someone's work without permission

He tried to copy off his friend's test answers.

copy that

exp.

indicates comprehension of instructions or information

Manager: Copy that, I'll start the project today.

make good copy

be interesting or suitable for writing articles or stories

Scandals often make good copy for newspapers.

Examples of back copy in a sentence

Collectors often seek back copies of rare editions.
He printed a back copy for his records.
A back copy was stored in the archive.

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French:ancien numéro, copie de sauvegarde, ...
German:alte Ausgabe, Sicherheitskopie, ...
Italian:copia arretrata, copia di backup, ...
Spanish:número atrasado, copia de seguridad, ...
Portuguese:edição anterior, cópia de segurança, ...
Chinese:过刊, 备份副本, ...
Japanese:バックナンバー, バックコピー, ...
Arabic:عَدَد سابِق, نُسْخَة اِحْتِيَاطِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:גִּלְיוֹן קוֹדֵם, עוֹתֶק גִּיבּוּי, ...
Russian:архивный номер, резервная копия, ...
Ukrainian:попередній випуск, резервна копія, ...
Hindi:पुराना अंक, बैक कॉपी, ...
Bengali:পুরোনো সংখ্যা, ব্যাক কপি, ...
Catalan:número anterior, còpia de seguretat, ...
Czech:starší číslo, záložní kopie, ...
Danish:gammelt nummer, sikkerhedskopi, ...
Dutch:oude nummer, back-up kopie, ...
Greek:παλιό τεύχος, αντίγραφο ασφαλείας, ...
Hungarian:korábbi szám, biztonsági másolat, ...
Khmer:លេខចាស់, ច្បាប់ចម្លងបម្រុង, ...
Korean:이전 호, 백업본, ...
Persian:شماره قبلی, نسخه پشتیبان, ...
Polish:archiwalny numer, kopia zapasowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):edição anterior, cópia de segurança, ...
Romanian:ediție anterioară, copie de rezervă, ...
Swedish:gammalt nummer, säkerhetskopia, ...
Thai:ฉบับย้อนหลัง, สำเนาสำรอง, ...
Turkish:eski sayı, yedek kopya, ...
Vietnamese:số cũ, bản sao dự phòng, ...

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