test copy
- noun
- Specialized
:
copia de prueba
- Before we finalize the book, let's review the test copy for any mistakes.
Examples
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The editor sent the test copy to the author for approval before printing.
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I discovered several errors in the test copy that need to be corrected.
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Now before you get into your test copy here I got a few words for you.
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With output devices, a test target is displayed or printed to produce a test copy, and the user measures the colors with a colorimeter or spectrophotometer.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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5.1
A test print made to check for mistakes before final printing
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3.4
A first written version that will be changed before the final one
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7.7
A printed copy used to check text for mistakes before final printing
A first printed copy used to check letters and layout before final printing
A test print people use to check for mistakes before the final print
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an impression of printed material made to check for errors' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'test' (to check) with 'copy' (written material): it denotes a copy produced for testing or review. This literal noun–noun composition follows standard English patterns and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Test copy comes from old printing shops. Printers made a small test copy, a first printed page, to spot mistakes before the final printing, so today it means 'a printed page made to check for errors'.