Copy and Issue

Copy

Copy noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

Issue is a synonym for copy in publishing topic. In some cases you can use "Issue" instead the word "Copy" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like specimen, edition, imitation.

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Copy is a synonym for issue in edition topic. Sometimes you can use "Copy" instead the word "Issue" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as publishing, specimen, imitation, edition of publication.

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

How words are described

old old copy old issue
full full copy full issue
particular particular copy particular issue
original original copy original issue
Other adjectives: legal, single, obvious, actual, entire, real, main, personal, new, early, mental, final, last.

Common collocations

strength copy strength issue strength
appearance copy appearance issue appearance
notes copy notes issue notes
times copy times issue times

Both words in one sentence

  • Copy Protection Steam also avoids a common issue with copy protection software — the inability to install a single copy of a game on multiple computers.
  • Danger Takes a Backseat In one issue of Penny Arcade, Tycho goes to Game Stop to buy a copy of Street Fighter IV on its release date, only to find out that they only have one copy, a used one.
  • The same issue returns in PlanetSide 2, particularly at release; all bases were copy-pasted and there were only about 5 base types and with less than a half dozen independent building designs.
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