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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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hard copy

Summary

hard copy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hard copy is a type of printed matter[2].
  • hard copy is a type of artwork copy[3].
  • hard copy is a type of document[4].
  • hard copy is the opposite of soft copy[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include printed matter[2], artwork copy[3], and document[4]. hard copy is the opposite of soft copy[5].

Why It Matters

hard copy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d 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 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21283, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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