The plain meaning of the word "copy" is a reproduction or replica of something. It can refer to a written, typed, printed, or handwritten document; an image or picture; a recording or performance; or any other form of expression that has been duplicated from its original version. The term may also be used more broadly to describe the act of making a duplicate or reproduction of something, such as in the phrase "to make a copy" meaning to create a replica or imitation of an object or idea.