bcc
[ bee-see-see ]
/ ˈbiˈsiˈsi /
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noun, plural bcc's.
blind carbon copy: a duplicate of anything written or typed, or a copy of an email or other electronic document, that is sent to someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee.
verb (used with object), bcc'ed or bcc'd, bcc·'ing.
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
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Origin of bcc
Initialism for blind carbon copy, with reference to the former use of carbon paper to make copies, now replaced by electronic or photocopied documents
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British Dictionary definitions for bcc
BCC
abbreviation for
British Coal Corporation (formerly the National Coal Board)
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