Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe word "hardcopy" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when referring to a physical copy of a document, such as one printed from a computer, or a document that exists only in physical form. For example: "I need a hardcopy of the contract for our records."
Dictionary
hardcopy
noun
Alternative form of hard copy
Exact(5)
Distributed by hardcopy (at stations and local businesses) and via e-mail, it aims to keep residents and businessowners updated on the progress of the subway project.
Post requests that FBI recall this information from all hardcopy and database records due to discrepancies and errors in the report.
In her essay The Bookshop Strikes Back, published as a one-off hardcopy edition in the UK to inspire booksellers and readers as part of Independent Booksellers Week, the Orange Prize and PEN/Faulkner award-winning novelist chronicles the shop's beginning.
Only one recommendation, requiring all documents in drug cases to be provided in hardcopy form, was rejected outright.
If you want anything from him, you usually have to wait a day or two for each response -- just like the old-time hardcopy mail service".
Similar(2)
The book, which has sold more hardcopies than its e-book alternative, commands so much real estate that it will crowd out a few old favorites when it takes a stand on your shelf.
The list has got so big that the EU has stopped publishing a [hardcopy] list and just publishes it online".
More suggestions(3)
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com