Copy (written)
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| - | '''Copy editing''' (also written as '''''copy-editing''''' or '''''copyediting''''', and sometimes abbreviated to '''''ce''''') is the work that an [[editing|editor]] does to improve the [[format]]ting, style and accuracy of text. Unlike general editing, copy editing often does not involve changing the substance of the text. ''[[copy (written)|Copy]]'' refers to written or typewritten text for [[typesetting]], [[printing]], or publication. Copy editing is done before [[proofreading]], which is the last step in the editorial cycle. | ||
| - | In the United States and Canada, an editor who does this work is called a '''''copy editor''''', and an organization's highest-ranking copy editor, or the supervising editor of a group of copy editors, may be known as the '''''copy chief''''', ''copy desk chief'', or ''news editor''. In [[book]] [[publishing]] in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world that follow UK [[nomenclature]], the term ''copy editor'' is used, but in [[newspaper]] and [[magazine]] publishing, the term is '''''sub-editor''''' (or the unhyphenated ''subeditor''), commonly shortened to ''sub''. The senior sub-editor on a title is frequently called the ''chief sub-editor''. As the "sub" prefix suggests, copy editors typically have less authority than regular editors. | + | '''Copy''' refers to written material, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout, in a large number of contexts, including magazines, advertising, and book publishing. |
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| + | In [[advertising]], web marketing and similar fields, ''copy'' refers to the output of [[Copywriting|copywriters]], who are employed to write material which encourages [[consumer]]s to buy goods or services. | ||
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| + | In [[publishing]] more generally, the term ''copy'' refers to the text in [[books]], magazines, and newspapers. In books, it means the text as written by the author, which the [[copy editing|copy editor]] then prepares for [[typesetting]] and [[printing]]. | ||
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| + | In newspapers and magazines, "body copy", the main article or text that [[writer]]s are responsible for, is contrasted with "display copy," accompanying material such as [[headline]]s and [[caption]]s, which are usually written by copy editors or sub-editors. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Hard copy]] | ||
| + | *[[Copywriting]] | ||
| + | *[[Copy editing]] | ||
| + | *[[Publishing]] | ||
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Copy refers to written material, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout, in a large number of contexts, including magazines, advertising, and book publishing.
In advertising, web marketing and similar fields, copy refers to the output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.
In publishing more generally, the term copy refers to the text in books, magazines, and newspapers. In books, it means the text as written by the author, which the copy editor then prepares for typesetting and printing.
In newspapers and magazines, "body copy", the main article or text that writers are responsible for, is contrasted with "display copy," accompanying material such as headlines and captions, which are usually written by copy editors or sub-editors.
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