In the context of internet email, BCC refers to:
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In the context of internet email, BCC refers to:
Answer: B. Blind carbon copy — ConceptEmail recipient headers use standard abbreviations to describe how a message copy is addressed. CC means carbon copy; adding B specifies a recipient…
- A.
Black carbon copy
- B.
Blind carbon copy
- C.
Blank carbon copy
- D.
Beautiful carbon copy
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Correct answer: B
Concept
Email recipient headers use standard abbreviations to describe how a message copy is addressed. CC means carbon copy; adding B specifies a recipient field whose addresses are concealed from the other recipients.
An abbreviation is expanded by matching each letter to the standardized term used in email systems, not by choosing an ordinary word that merely begins with the same letter.
Application
For BCC, B expands to Blind and CC expands to Carbon Copy. Therefore, BCC expands to Blind carbon copy.
Contrast
Black carbon copy uses Black for B; Black is not the standardized email-header expansion.
Blank carbon copy uses Blank for B; Blank is not the standardized email-header expansion.
Beautiful carbon copy uses Beautiful for B; Beautiful is not the standardized email-header expansion.
Cross-check
Internet email specifications and major email services name the field Bcc and expand it as Blind Carbon Copy; its function is to send a copy without exposing that recipient to the other recipients.
Hence, BCC refers to Blind carbon copy.