written record vs copy

copy vs written record

written record and copy both are nouns.

written record is not a verb while copy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
written record	Yes	No	No	No
copy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, copy is a hyponym of written record; that is, copy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than written record:

written record: a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
copy: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

Other hyponyms of written record include blotter, charge sheet, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, casebook, chronology, dossier, entry, log, log, note, paper trail, timecard, time sheet, transcript, register, registry, minutes, proceedings, transactions, minute book, statute book, interlingual rendition, rendering, translation, version, worksheet.

written record (noun)	copy (noun)
a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events	a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
	a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
	matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
	material suitable for a journalistic account

written record (verb)	copy (verb)
	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
	make a replica of
	reproduce or make an exact copy of
	copy down as is

Difference between written record and copy

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