: : What does “Do you copy?” come from, what does it mean? : It a CB term that truck drivers use. It means, “Do you hear me?” or, “Did you get that?”.

Why do they say do you copy?

Copy probably originally referred to writing or typing a received message, but now has is essentially the same as ‘Reading you ‘. Amateur radio has a list of short-hand symbols that are used to quickly transfer information through Morse Code (and later were used over-the-air).

What does copy in slang mean?

The term COPY THAT (often abbreviated as just “Copy”) is widely used in speech and text-based communications with the meaning “I Heard and Understood the Message.” In this context, COPY THAT indicates that a message has been received and understood.

To “copy” someone on an email message means to send it to them, even though they are not the most important recipient of the message. If there are other people who might be interested in this information but don’t have to reply to your message, you include them in the “Cc:” field.