copy desk

noun

The desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place.

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Meanings

nouncopy desk (plural copy desks)

plural copy desks · alternative copydesk

  1. The desk in a newspaper office where copyreading takes place.
  2. The staff responsible for editing copy.
Cite this entry
APA

copy desk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20desk

MLA

“copy desk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20desk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy desk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20desk.

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