copies

Makes exact duplicates

Copies are reproductions or duplicates of an original, whether physical objects like documents and artworks or digital files.

A copy of a book or magazine is one of many identical items produced for distribution.

To copy something is to make a reproduction of it, or to imitate someone's behavior or style: She copied his homework or He copies everything his older brother does.

In computing, copy places data on a clipboard for pasting elsewhere.

imitation

mimicry

Adaptive resemblance to another

knockoff · fake · bootleg · impersonation · parody · pastiche · ripoff · copycat · simulacrum · piracy

duplicates

replica

Faithful scaled reproduction

clone · xerox · printout · reprint · backup · transcript · tracing · scan · ditto · mimeograph

distribution

circulation

Movement through a system

print run · volume · printing · publication · release · pressing · stock · inventory · batch · run

biological

offspring

Biological descendants produced

replication · transcript · mitosis · cell division · propagation

fidelity

accuracy

Degree of correctness

authenticity · verisimilitude · conformity · consistency · original · word-for-word · verbatim

Categories
Opposites
authenticity/originality

copiesoriginals

Authentic first versions

original · prototypes · master copies · archetypes · templates

creative process

copiescreates

Brings into being

originates · invents · composes · designs · authors

uniqueness/multiplicity

copiesone-of-a-kind

Having no equivalent

uniques · sui generis · unique · singular · singularities

Phrases
Family

copied, copier, copiers, photocopied, uncopied

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G