[4.11] Hard/Soft Copy Output

• Hard Copy -- recording letters, graphics, or pictures on a permanent medium, such as paper or film. Examples include printing, drawing lines with a plotter, or photographically recording an impression on film or microfilm.

• Soft Copy -- using electronic signals to display a temporary image on a surface such as a video CRT screen. Although this may seem to be a limitation, the image can quickly be changed, as in the case of graphic animation, to create movement.

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