| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | copia, copia en papel carbón, duplicado, pintiparado |
| hollanti | doorslag |
| italia | tale e quale |
| kreikka | καρμπόν (karmpón) |
| portugali | cópia carbono |
| ranska | copie, copie carbone, copie conforme |
| saksa | Durchschlag |
| suomi | hiilikopio |
| tšekki | průklep, kopie |
| venäjä | копировать (kopirovat), скопировать (skopirovat), копия через копирку (kopija tšerez kopirku), копия (kopija), дубликат (dublikat), посылать копию (posylat kopiju), послать копию (poslat kopiju) |
| Partisiipin perfekti | carbon copied |
| Imperfekti | carbon copied |
| Partisiipin preesens | carbon copying |
| Monikko | carbon copies |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | carbon copies |
A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.
A copy made with carbon paper
A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.
As creating carbon copies requires relatively few resources, it became a common method for producing underground and clandestine newspapers, as seen in this French example from World War II.
A copy produced in an alternated stack of ordinary sheets of paper and carbon papers. The pressure applied on the top sheet (by a pen or typewriter) causes every carbon paper to release its carbon cover, thus reproducing the writing on the subjacent layers of paper.
Menu for the Blackpool Tower Café Restaurant, with daily specials (in blue) carbon copied, early 20th century.