What does the CC stand for on a fax or E-mail?

Answer 1

Carbon Copy
comes from the days when you put a carbon between sheets in a typewriter and made more than one print at the same time. Just means an exact copy of the original.
BCC means blind carbon copy so only the recipient knows he/she received it and nobody else knows.
To and CC fields are visible to all recipients.

Answer 2

It means, "carbon copy." That is to say, a copy fo what was sent to YOU also was sent to someone else, and usually the name of that someone is shown.

The term comes from the "old days" of communications prepared on typewriters, before the Xerox people invented the copy machine. Thin sheets of "carbon paper" were sandwiched in between the paper on which the original typing appeared, and a second (or third, fourth, etc.) sheet(s) that picked up the copy. The sandwhich (plain paper, carbon paper, plain paper, carbon pater, plain paper ...etc.) was rolled up into the typewriter, so the first sheet to be typed on was the "orginal." Here's how the stack looked:

Top sheet original plain paper
carbon paper
second sheet (1st copy) plain paper
carbon paper
third sheet (2nd copy) plain paper
etc.
etc.

When the typewriter key struck the top sheet original, the blow would press some "carbon" from the carbon paper under the top sheet onto the NEXT plain paper sheet under it and presto -a "carbon copy." With good carbon paper and an electric typewriter that hit the paper hard and consistently, you could make up to 6 copies before the carbon image became too faint to read easily. Sometimes, typicts would put the carbon paper in upside down -with the result that the copy appeared ON THE BACK of the original -not on the sheet to take the copy.

With the appearance of cheap copy machines, the carbon paper was tossed out, but the term "carbon copy" stayed around to this very day.

By the way, "BCC," means "blind carbon copy," and appeared on the copy that went to someone else -but NOT on the original. So, if I received a letter marked BCC, I would be geting a copy that went to someone else -who would not be told that I was getting a copy. Using BCC on your email does the same thing:

Moe sends an original to Larry
Moe send a BCC of the original to Curly
Larry doesn't know that Curly got a copy -it was "blind."

OK?

Answer 3

Carbon Copy which means you will send a 2nd copy to someone else if you select this and put an address in the slot given.

Answer 4

Hi, the cc stands for "carbon copy" which indicates others will receive same. "Bcc" stands for blind carbon copy which indicates that no one other than the receiptient knows they received a copy.

Answer 5

Carbon Copy, usually means you will be sending to someone else also.

Answer 6

I'm amazed that someone gave oldhombre a "thumbs down." Exactly correct.

Answer 7

carbon copy.