cc line

Carbon copy field

The cc line in an email is where you add recipients who should receive a copy of the message but aren't the primary audience.

It comes from carbon copy, the old office method of duplicating typed documents.

Recipients in the cc line can see who else received the message, unlike bcc (blind carbon copy).

I'll put your manager on the cc line so she's in the loop.

Related

header · address · inbox · memo · correspondence · distribution · loop · included · notification · read receipt · sender · outlook · mass email · chain · thread · multiple · office · professional

Opposites
visibility/transparency

cc lineblind carbon copy

Concealed recipient list option

Family

cc, carbon, copy, copies, copied, copying, copier, line, lines

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G