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copy desk — ☆ copy desk n. the desk in a newspaper office where copy is edited and headlines are written … English World dictionary
copy desk — Journalism. the desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited and prepared for printing. Cf. slot1 (def. 5). [1925 30, Amer.] * * * copy desk, the desk in a newspaper office where news stories and articles are edited and prepared for… … Useful english dictionary
copy desk — noun a) The desk at which newspaper copy is edited. b) The staff responsible for editing copy … Wiktionary
copy desk — cop′y desk n. jou the desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited and prepared for printing • Etymology: 1925–30, amer … From formal English to slang
copy desk — /ˈkɒpi dɛsk/ (say kopee desk) noun the desk in a newspaper office at which news stories, etc., are edited and prepared for printing …
copy desk — n. editing desk (at a newspaper) … English contemporary dictionary
desk|man — «DEHSK MAN», noun. plural men. 1. an editor assigned to the copy desk in a newspaper office. 2. a person who does deskwork … Useful english dictionary
desk — n. counter 1) (in a hotel) a front (AE), reception (BE) desk department 2) (at a newspaper) a city; copy desk table for writing 3) to clear one s desk 4) a cluttered desk 5) a rolltop; writing desk USAGE NOTE: In AE copy desk means local news… … Combinatory dictionary
Copy editing — Journalism News · Writing style Ethics · Objectivity Values · … Wikipedia
copy boy — copy boy, a boy who takes copy from one desk to another and runs errands for the staff in the offices of a newspaper or magazine … Useful english dictionary
