copy desk

copy desk
a) The desk at which newspaper copy is edited.
b) The staff responsible for editing copy.

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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 — 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 — Journalism. the desk in a newspaper office at which copy is edited and prepared for printing. Cf. slot1 (def. 5). [1925 30, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • 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

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