°A
copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and
carbon papers. The
pression applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the
subjacent layers of paper.
"Please make a carbon copy of this contract for our records."
"This new home is simply a carbon copy of the one down the street."
verb
°To create a carbon copy of.
"Please carbon copy this contract for our records."
°make a copy for, send a duplicate to,
cc.
synonyms:
cc