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What does cc mean?

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Hue asked, "What does cc (in email) stand for?"

Originally used in business letters, the abbreviation cc stands for carbon copy. Carbon paper was a kind of paper, covered with a dark ink on the back side, that could be used to make one or more additional copies of a letter or other document. These copies were called "carbon copies."

By inserting a sheet of carbon paper between two sheets of regular paper, and then writing or typing on the top sheet, a carbon copy would be made on the next sheet. At the bottom of a business letter, cc would be followed by the names of the people who were sent carbon copies of the original, so the recipients would know who else received it.



In the context of email, cc indicates the other recipients to whom the message was sent.

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