Copy-protection
noun, Computers.
1.
a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy.
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- Copyread
[kop-ee-reed] /ˈkɒp iˌrid/ verb (used with object), copyread [kop-ee-ee-red] /ˈkɒp i i rɛd/ (Show IPA), copyreading [kop-ee-ree-ding] /ˈkɒp iˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 1. to work on (copy) as a . /ˈkɒpɪˌriːd/ verb -reads, -reading, -read 1. (US) to subedit
- Copy-read
[kop-ee-reed] /ˈkɒp iˌrid/ verb (used with object), copyread [kop-ee-ee-red] /ˈkɒp i i rɛd/ (Show IPA), copyreading [kop-ee-ree-ding] /ˈkɒp iˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 1. to work on (copy) as a . /ˈkɒpɪˌriːd/ verb -reads, -reading, -read 1. (US) to subedit
- Copyreader
[kop-ee-ree-der] /ˈkɒp iˌri dər/ noun 1. an editor concerned with the preparation of for the typesetter and printer. 2. Also called rim man. a person who edits and writes headlines for a newspaper. Compare (def 3). /ˈkɒpɪˌriːdə/ noun 1. (US) a person who edits and prepares newspaper copy for publication; subeditor
- Copy-reading
[kop-ee-reed] /ˈkɒp iˌrid/ verb (used with object), copyread [kop-ee-ee-red] /ˈkɒp i i rɛd/ (Show IPA), copyreading [kop-ee-ree-ding] /ˈkɒp iˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 1. to work on (copy) as a . /ˈkɒpɪˌriːd/ verb -reads, -reading, -read 1. (US) to subedit
- Copyright
[kop-ee-rahyt] /ˈkɒp iˌraɪt/ noun 1. the exclusive to make , license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his […]