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copy to

to create a duplicate of a selected item or data in a specified destination without removing the original from its current location.

In plain English

Instead of moving the selected item or data, this action leaves the original where it is and makes another one in the destination you specify. It is a duplication action, not a removal from the current location.

In context

Here, “copy to” labels the action that creates a duplicate of the file in the specified destination while leaving the original in its current location.

Situation
Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
What it communicates
labels the copy action that sends the file to another location.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not identify what the specified destination is.

Examples

“Mina copied the invoice to the shared folder but kept the original in her own folder.”

Core meaning

“At the end of the day, the clerk copied the file to the archive.”

In context

  • copy Broader Term

    This sense is a more specific use that includes a destination for the duplicate.

  • move to Contrast

    Both place an item in a destination, but this sense does not remove the original from its current location.