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CC stands for carbon copy while BCC stands for blind carbon copy.
Use CC when you want to send a copy of an email to a recipient.
Use BCC when you want to send a copy but hide the recipient’s email address.
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CC and BCC are standard fields you’ll see in your email inbox.
But what does CC mean anyway?
What does BCC stand for?
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What Do CC and BCC Stand For?
CC stands for carbon copy.
Similarly,BCC stands for blind carbon copy.
The term “carbon copy” comes from a time before electronic mail.
What Does CC Mean in Email?
Related:How to CC or BCC in Gmail
When Should You Use CC?
When you send an email to a recipient, you add their address in the “To” field.
This is the person the message is intended for and may even require them to take action.
This is the perfect time to use the CC field.
Again, this is when you should use the CC field instead of the “To” line.
What Does BCC Mean in Email?
Related:How to Add a BCC in Outlook Emails
When Should You Use BCC?
This is an excellent time touse the BCC field.
Related:What’s the Difference Between CC and BCC When Sending an Email?
A keydifference between BCC and CCis that it’s not just the field you use when addressing the email.
Which one you choose determines whose email addresses can be seen by the other recipients.
And that’s the basics of BCC and CC.
Want to learn more?
Check outhow to add a BCC in Outlookorhow to CC or BCC in Gmail.
