In plain English
This action makes a separate second item from something that already exists. The new item matches the existing one, and the original remains there as it was.
In context
Here, it labels the action of creating another file that is the same as the current document while leaving the current document itself in place.
- Situation
- Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
- What it communicates
- labels the action for creating a separate file from the current document.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say where the additional file is kept or what later happens to either item.
Examples
“She made a copy of the form, and the original stayed in the folder.”
“To try a different layout, make a copy of the current document first.”