hard copy

noun
1.
copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
2.
copy that is finished and ready for the printer.
Origin
1885-90, Americanism
Related forms
hard-copy, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for hard copy

hard copy

noun
1.
computer output printed on paper, as contrasted with machine-readable output such as magnetic tape
Contemporary definitions for hard copy
noun

See soft copy

Slang definitions & phrases for hard copy

hard copy

noun phrase

A printed copy of a computer document; printout: Millie, can you give me a hard copy of that? (1964+)