Writing & StyleStyle guide
CC Meaning in Email
CC is the email carbon-copy field for additional visible recipients. This guide owns the field meaning; verb spelling such as “cc’d” remains a separate canonical intent.
“CC” means “carbon copy.” Use the CC field for additional visible recipients who should receive the message but are not the primary addressee.
Key details
Core IssueIn email, CC means carbon copy: it sends a visible copy to additional recipients besides the primary addressee.
Phrase Roleemail recipient field
Registeremail and business correspondence
Important caveats
Verb Boundary
This page covers the field/meaning; the existing CC’d/CCed/Cc’d guide separately covers how to inflect the verb “cc.”
Visibility Boundary
CC recipients are visible in the normal recipient information, unlike BCC recipients.
Further guidance
Meaning
Cambridge defines cc as carbon copy in letters and email.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- cc — English meaning (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Dictionary definition of cc as noun and verb in email/business correspondence