Relationships Broader Term:  copy Abbreviation Of:  cc Abbreviation:  cc n. (cc, abbr.) ~ A copy of a document made at the same time as the original through the use of paper coated with a pigment (ori [..]

1895, from carbon (paper) + copy (n.). A copy on paper made using carbon paper. The figurative sense is from 1944. Also as a verb, "send a carbon copy (of something)," and as such often abbr [..]

A manuscript or letter that was created using carbon paper, i.e. the second (or later) copy in the typewriter, a device used by hard-drinking authors before the invention of the personal computer...

A copy of a document made at the same time as the original by the use of thin paper coated on one side with a mixture of dark waxy pigment (initially carbon) easily transferred to a second blank sheet [..]

An option in most e-mail programs, it allows you to send duplicate copies of an e-mail message. When you type a recipient's e-mail address in the cc field, it is viewable to everyone who receives [..]

To send a copy of an email message to someone other than the person to whom the message is addressed.

Carbon copy (cc or c.c.) refers to the process of sending a copy of an email message to one or more recipients. It is used in Internet-based email communication systems to simultaneously broadcast or [..]