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(1) To read data from a source, leaving the source data unchanged, and to write the same data elsewhere in a physical form that may differ from that of the source. For example, to copy data from a magnetic disc onto a magnetic tape. ~(2) The result of a copy process as in (1).For example, a copy of a data file.

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