soft copy

noun

Computers.

1. computer output displayed on the screen of a VDT (hard copy ).

Example Sentences

Rather, genetic information in DNA was first converted into a soft copy—a draft form—and it was this copy, not the DNA original, that was translated into a protein.

From Literature

As Mildred approached, Olive held out one limp soft copy with a hand that shook perceptibly.

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