e-copy

noun

A digital copy of a document etc.

Meanings

noune-copy (plural e-copies)

plural e-copies

  1. A digital copy of a document etc.

    Patients are given the choice to select their preferred pharmacies for getting the prescribed medicines and the Danish GP sends an e-copy of the same prescription to the patient's preferred pharmacy.

    2010, Wayne Pease, Malcolm Cooper, Raj Gururajan, Biomedical Knowledge Management, page 66
    1 more example

    If only available in print format within the university or to purchase, or it is not viable to purchase an e-copy and no available digital version is found elsewhere, the digitization procedure begins (Step 2).

    2016, Jane Secker, Chris Morrison, Copyright and E-learning: A guide for practitioners, page 58

Origin

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APA

e-copy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-copy

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“e-copy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-copy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-copy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-copy.

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