What does "soft copy" mean?

A digital copy of a document, rather than a copy printed on paper.

Soft copy

Common synonyms include: digital copy, digital edition, e copy, e-copy, electronic copy, electronic version.

noun

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Noun

1
A digital copy of a document, rather than a copy printed on paper.
2
(computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen wordnet

From soft + copy, attributed to American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson.