Book vs. Copy — What's the Difference?

A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arrangement is codex (plural, codices).

A thing made to be similar or identical to another

A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers

A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue

A bound set of blank sheets for writing in

Matter to be printed

A set of tickets, stamps, matches, samples of cloth, etc., bound together

A blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork

Reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce

Make an official note of the personal details of (a person who has broken a law or rule)

Imitate the style or behaviour of

Leave suddenly

Hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter

A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers.

An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate

An e-book or other electronic resource structured like a book.

(Computers) A file that has the same data as another file

A printed or written literary work

One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording

A main division of a larger printed or written work

Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.

A volume in which financial or business transactions are recorded.

The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement.

Books Financial or business records considered as a group

Suitable source material for journalism

A libretto.

To make a reproduction or copy of

The script of a play.

To follow as a model or pattern; imitate.

The Bible.

To include as an additional recipient of a written communication

The Koran.

To make a copy or copies.

A set of prescribed standards or rules on which decisions are based

To admit of being copied

Something regarded as a source of knowledge or understanding.

To hear clearly or understand something said by radio communication

The total amount of experience, knowledge, understanding, and skill that can be used in solving a problem or performing a task

The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.

(Informal) Factual information, especially of a private nature

An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

A pack of like or similar items bound together

(journalism) The text that is to be typeset.

A record of bets placed on a race.

(journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.

(Games) The number of card tricks needed before any tricks can have scoring value, as the first six tricks taken by the declaring side in bridge.

The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.

To arrange for or purchase (tickets or lodgings, for example) in advance; reserve.

(uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.

To arrange a reservation, as for a hotel room, for (someone)

A school work pad.

To hire or engage

A printed edition of a book or magazine.

To list or register in a book

Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.

To list or record appointments or engagements in

(obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.

To record information about (a suspected offender) after arrest in preparation for arraignment, usually including a criminal history search, fingerprinting, and photographing.

(obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.

(Sports) To record the flagrant fouls of (a player) for possible disciplinary action, as in soccer.

(obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease

To designate a time for; schedule

(genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.

To be hired for or engaged in

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

To make a reservation

(transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).

(Informal) To move or travel rapidly

To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

Of or relating to knowledge learned from books rather than actual experience

(transitive) To imitate.

Appearing in a company's financial records

(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

An abundance or plenty of anything.

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.

A major division of a long work.

An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison.

(gambling) A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.

(informal) A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.

Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.

A convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.

A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.

(theatre) The script of a musical or opera.

Copyhold; tenure; lease.

Records of the accounts of a business.

To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; - often with out, sometimes with off.

A book award, a recognition for receiving the highest grade in a class (traditionally an actual book, but recently more likely a letter or certificate acknowledging the achievement).

To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.

(whist) Six tricks taken by one side.

To make a copy or copies; to imitate.

(poker slang) Four of a kind.

To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.

(sports) A document, held by the referee, of the incidents happened in the game.

A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

A list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.

A secondary representation of an original;

(cartomancy) The twenty-sixth Lenormand card.

Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

(figurative) Any source of instruction.

Material suitable for a journalistic account;

(with "the") The accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.

Copy down as is;

A portfolio of one's previous work in the industry.

Reproduce someone's behavior or looks;

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.

Biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of;

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

Make a replica of;

(transitive) To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.

To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

(sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

To travel very fast.

To record bets as bookmaker.

To receive the highest grade in a class.

To leave.

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing.

A composition, written or printed; a treatise.

A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as, the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."

A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and expenditures, etc.; - often used in the plural; as, they got a subpoena to examine our books.

Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.

A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; - used in preparing for a performance.

A set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he bought a book of stamps.

A book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook; - used in the phrase one for the book or one for the books.

The set of facts about an athlete's performance, such as typical performance or playing habits or methods, that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and outside.

Same as book value.

The list of current buy and sell orders maintained by a stock market specialist.

The purchase orders still outstanding and unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.

To enter, write, or register in a book or list.

To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve{2}; also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to book a reservation at a restaurant.

To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is booked for the valedictory.

To make an official record of a charge against (a suspect in a crime); - performed by police.

A written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together);

Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together;

A record in which commercial accounts are recorded;

A number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge;

A compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone;

A major division of a long written composition;

A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

A collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made;

The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina

The sacred writings of the Christian religions;

Record a charge in a police register;

Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;

Engage for a performance;

Register in a hotel booker