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In ElectronicMail? addressing a CarbonCopy? recipient is sent a copy of the message and all other parties are (potentially) aware of that they have been sent a copy.

The terminology goes back to the days when office communication was typewritten and carbon paper was used to produce several copies simulatanously.

Compare BCC BlindCarbonCopy?