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When credit cards were first introduced, retailers had to run the card through a hand-held machine that created a carbon copy.
The market trend we are following is almost a carbon copy of what's taken place in the US, Canada, and Australia.
he is his father's carbon copy - он вылитый отец
1) копия, полученная через копирку
2) разг. точная копия
he is his father's ~ - он вылитый отец
копія (під копірку)